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Key number Helmholtz name

88 c (5-line 8ve)
87 b
86 a/b
85 a
84 g/a
83 g
82 f/g
81 f
80 e
79 d/e
78 d
77 c/d
76 c (4-line 8ve)
75 b
74 a/b
73 a
72 g/a
71 g
70 f/g
69 f
68 e
67 d/e
66 d
65 c/d
64 c (3-line 8ve)
63 b
62 a/b
61 a
60 g/a
59 g
58 f/g
57 f
56 e
55 d/e
54 d
53 c/d
52 c (2-line 8ve)
51 b
50 a/b
49 a
48 g/a
47 g
46 f/g
45 f
44 e
43 d/e
42 d
41 c/d

Scientific name
C8 (Eighth octave)
B7
A7/B7
A7
G7/A7
G7
F7/G7
F7
E7
D7/E7
D7
C7/D7
C7 (Double high C)
B6
A6/B6
A6
G6/A6
G6
F6/G6
F6
E6
D6/E6
D6
C6/D6
C6 (Soprano C)
B5
A5/B5
A5
G5/A5
G5
F5/G5
F5
E5
D5/E5
D5
C5/D5
C5 (Tenor C)
B4
A4/B4
A4 (A440)
G4/A4
G4
F4/G4
F4
E4
D4/E4
D4
C4/D4

Frequency (Hz)
4186.01
3951.07
3729.31
3520
3322.44
3135.96
2959.96
2793.83
2637.02
2489.02
2349.32
2217.46
2093
1975.53
1864.66
1760
1661.22
1567.98
1479.98
1396.91
1318.51
1244.51
1174.66
1108.73
1046.5
987.77
932.33
880
830.61
783.99
739.99
698.46
659.26
622.25
587.33
554.37
523.25
493.88
466.16
440
415.31
392
369.99
349.23
329.63
311.13
293.67
277.18

40 c (1-line 8ve)
39 b
38 a/b
37 a
36 g/a
35 g
34 f/g
33 f
32 e
31 d/e
30 d
29 c/d
28 c (small 8ve)
27 B
26 A/B
25 A
24 G/A
23 G
22 F/G
21 F
20 E
19 D/E
18 D
17 C/D
16 C (great 8ve)
15 B
14 A/B
13 A
12 G/A
11 G
10 F/G
9 F
8 E
7 D/E
6 D
5 C/D
4 C (contra-8ve)
3 B
2 A/B
1 A (sub-contra-8ve)

C4 (Middle C)
B3
A3/B3
A3
G3/A3
G3
F3/G3
F3
E3
D3/E3
D3
C3/D3
C3 (Low C)
B2
A2/B2
A2
G2/A2
G2
F2/G2
F2
E2
D2/E2
D2
C2/D2
C2 (Deep C)
B1
A1/B1
A1
G1/A1
G1
F1/G1
F1
E1
D1/E1
D1
C1/D1
C1 (Pedal C)
B0
A0/B0
A0 (Double Pedal A)

261.63
246.94
233.08
220
207.65
196
185
174.61
164.81
155.56
146.83
138.59
130.81
123.47
116.54
110
103.83
98
92.5
87.31
82.41
77.78
73.42
69.3
65.41
61.74
58.27
55
51.91
49
46.25
43.65
41.2
38.89
36.71
34.65
32.7
30.87
29.14
27.5

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