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Middle C Frequency (261.6 Hz), and the Other Musical Notes, by Frequency, of the Scale

Table 10 below shows the frequencies for the eight notes of the equal-interval scale (Figure 12, previously), compared with the Middle-C-scale frequencies. As you can see, they’re all different, by roughly five to 24 Hz, except for the first and last “C” notes.

TABLE 10 “Eight-Note, Seven-Equal-Interval” vs Middle C Scale Note Frequencies

Note “Seven-Equal-Interval” Scale Note Frequencies (Hz) “Do-Re-Mi” Scale Note Frequencies (Hz)
  • 1 (C)
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 1 (8) C
  • 261.6
  • 299.0
  • 336.3
  • 373.7
  • 411.1
  • 448.5
  • 485.8
  • 523.2
  • 261.6
  • 293.7
  • 329.6
  • 349.2
  • 392.0
  • 440.0
  • 493.9
  • 523.2

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