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This is a virtual piano with 88 keys tuned to A440, showing the frequencies, in cycles per second (Hz), of each note (ie note
frequencies of each note found on a standard piano). This distribution of frequencies is known as equal temperament, i.e. each
successive pitch is derived by multiplying the previous by the twelfth root of two. For example, A4 is normally tuned to 440 Hz. To
get the next semitone (A4), multiply 440 Hz by the twelfth root of two. To go from A4 to B4 (up two semitones), multiply 440 by

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the twelfth root of two squared. For other tuning schemes refer to Musical tuning.
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This list of frequencies is for a theoretical ideal piano. On an actual piano the ratio between semitones is slightly larger, especially
at the high and low ends, due to string thickness which causes inharmonicity due to the nonzero force required to bend steel

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Key number

Helmholtz name

Scientific name

Frequency (Hz)

88

c (5-line 8ve)

C8 (Eighth octave)

4186.01

87

B7

3951.07

86

a/b

A7/B7

3729.31

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85

A7

3520.00

84

g/a

G7/A7

3322.44

83

G7

3135.96

82

f/g

F7/G7

2959.96

81

F7

2793.83

80

E7

2637.02

79

d/e

D7/E7

2489.02

Catal

Deutsch

Espaol

Franais

Nederlands

78

D7

2349.32

Norsk (bokml)

77

c/d

C7/D7

2217.46

Svenska

76

c (4-line 8ve)

C7 (Double high C)

2093.00

75

B6

1975.53

74

a/b

A6/B6

1864.66

73

A6

1760.00

72

g/a

G6/A6

1661.22

71

G6

1567.98

70

f/g

F6/G6

1479.98

69

F6

1396.91

68

E6

1318.51

67

d/e

D6/E6

1244.51

66

D6

1174.66

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65

c/d

C6/D6

1108.73

64

c (3-line 8ve)

C6 (Soprano C)

1046.50

63

B5

987.767

62

a/b

A5/B5

932.328

61

A5

880.000

60

g/a

G5/A5

830.609

59

G5

783.991

58

f/g

F5/G5

739.989

57

F5

698.456

56

E5

659.255

55

d/e

D5/E5

622.254

54

D5

587.330

53

c/d

C5/D5

554.365

52

c (2-line 8ve)

C5 (Tenor C)

523.251

51

B4

493.883

50

a/b

A4/B4

466.164

49

A4 (A440)

440.000

48

g/a

G4/A4

415.305

47

G4

391.995

46

f/g

F4/G4

369.994

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45

F4

349.228

44

E4

329.628

43

d/e

D4/E4

311.127

42

D4

293.665

41

c/d

C4/D4

277.183

40

c (1-line 8ve)

C4 (Middle C)

261.626

39

B3

246.942

38

a/b

A3/B3

233.082

37

A3

220.000

36

g/a

G3/A3

207.652

35

G3

195.998

34

f/g

F3/G3

184.997

33

F3

174.614

32

E3

164.814

31

d/e

D3/E3

155.563

30

D3

146.832

29

c/d

C3/D3

138.591

28

c (small 8ve)

C3 (Low C)

130.813

27

B2

123.471

26

A/B

A2/B2

116.541

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25

A2

110.000

24

G/A

G2/A2

103.826

23

G2

97.9989

22

F/G

F2/G2

92.4986

21

F2

87.3071

20

E2

82.4069

19

D/E

D2/E2

77.7817

18

D2

73.4162

17

C/D

C2/D2

69.2957

16

C (great 8ve)

C2 (Deep C)

65.4064

15

B1

61.7354

14

A /B

A1/B1

58.2705

13

A1

55.0000

12

G /A

G1/A1

51.9130

11

G1

48.9995

10

F /G

F1/G1

46.2493

F1

43.6536

E1

41.2035

D /E

D1/E1

38.8909

D1

36.7081

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C /D

C1/D1

34.6479

C (contra-8ve)

C1 (Pedal C)

32.7032

B0

30.8677

A /B

A0/B0

29.1353

A (sub-contra-8ve)

A0 (Double Pedal A)

27.5000

See also

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Piano tuning

External links

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Piano frequency table.pl - A small GFDL perl script containing the information from the table on this page in a perl data
structure.

interactive piano frequency table A php script allowing the reference pitch of A4 to be altered from 440 Hz.

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