MIDI Notes Reference¶
The table below lists the MIDI notes, numbers and frequency. Ardour uses the middle C = C4 (note 60) convention, meaning that the first (lowest) octave is −1.
Frequency calculations are based on A4 = 440 Hz.
MIDI number |
MIDI (english) Note Name |
German Note Name |
Neo-Latin Note Name |
Octave |
Frequency (Hz) Rounded at 10^-3^ |
0 |
C |
C |
Do |
-1 |
8.176 |
1 |
C#/D♭ |
C#/D♭ |
Do#/Re♭ |
-1 |
8.662 |
2 |
D |
D |
Re |
-1 |
9.177 |
3 |
D#/E♭ |
D#/E♭ |
Re#/Mi♭ |
-1 |
9.723 |
4 |
E |
E |
Mi |
-1 |
10.301 |
5 |
F |
F |
Fa |
-1 |
10.913 |
6 |
F#/G♭ |
F#/G♭ |
Fa#/Sol♭ |
-1 |
11.562 |
7 |
G |
G |
Sol |
-1 |
12.250 |
8 |
G#/A♭ |
G#/A♭ |
Sol#/La♭ |
-1 |
12.978 |
9 |
A |
A |
La |
-1 |
13.750 |
10 |
A#/B♭ |
A#/B |
La#/Si♭ |
-1 |
14.568 |
11 |
B |
H |
Si |
-1 |
15.434 |
12 |
C |
C |
Do |
0 |
16.352 |
13 |
C#/D♭ |
C#/D♭ |
Do#/Re♭ |
0 |
17.324 |
14 |
D |
D |
Re |
0 |
18.354 |
15 |
D#/E♭ |
D#/E♭ |
Re#/Mi♭ |
0 |
19.445 |
16 |
E |
E |
Mi |
0 |
20.602 |
17 |
F |
F |
Fa |
0 |
21.827 |
18 |
F#/G♭ |
F#/G♭ |
Fa#/Sol♭ |
0 |
23.125 |
19 |
G |
G |
Sol |
0 |
24.500 |
20 |
G#/A♭ |
G#/A♭ |
Sol#/La♭ |
0 |
25.957 |
21 |
A |
A |
La |
0 |
27.500 |
22 |
A#/B♭ |
A#/B |
La#/Si♭ |
0 |
29.135 |
23 |
B |
H |
Si |
0 |
30.868 |
24 |
C |
C |
Do |
1 |
32.703 |
25 |
C#/D♭ |
C#/D♭ |
Do#/Re♭ |
1 |
34.648 |
26 |
D |
D |
Re |
1 |
36.708 |
27 |
D#/E♭ |
D#/E♭ |
Re#/Mi♭ |
1 |
38.891 |
28 |
E |
E |
Mi |
1 |
41.203 |
29 |
F |
F |
Fa |
1 |
43.654 |
30 |
F#/G♭ |
F#/G♭ |
Fa#/Sol♭ |
1 |
46.249 |
31 |
G |
G |
Sol |
1 |
48.999 |
32 |
G#/A♭ |
G#/A♭ |
Sol#/La♭ |
1 |
51.913 |
33 |
A |
A |
La |
1 |
55.000 |
34 |
A#/B♭ |
A#/B |
La#/Si♭ |
1 |
58.270 |
35 |
B |
H |
Si |
1 |
61.735 |
36 |
C |
C |
Do |
2 |
65.406 |
37 |
C#/D♭ |
C#/D♭ |
Do#/Re♭ |
2 |
69.296 |
38 |
D |
D |
Re |
2 |
73.416 |
39 |
D#/E♭ |
D#/E♭ |
Re#/Mi♭ |
2 |
77.782 |
40 |
E |
E |
Mi |
2 |
82.407 |
41 |
F |
F |
Fa |
2 |
87.307 |
42 |
F#/G♭ |
F#/G♭ |
Fa#/Sol♭ |
2 |
92.499 |
43 |
G |
G |
Sol |
2 |
97.999 |
44 |
G#/A♭ |
G#/A♭ |
Sol#/La♭ |
2 |
103.826 |
45 |
A |
A |
La |
2 |
110.000 |
46 |
A#/B♭ |
A#/B |
La#/Si♭ |
2 |
116.541 |
47 |
B |
H |
Si |
2 |
123.471 |
48 |
C |
C |
Do |
3 |
130.813 |
49 |
C#/D♭ |
C#/D♭ |
Do#/Re♭ |
3 |
138.591 |
50 |
D |
D |
Re |
3 |
146.832 |
51 |
D#/E♭ |
D#/E♭ |
Re#/Mi♭ |
3 |
155.563 |
52 |
E |
E |
Mi |
3 |
164.814 |
53 |
F |
F |
Fa |
3 |
174.614 |
54 |
F#/G♭ |
F#/G♭ |
Fa#/Sol♭ |
3 |
184.997 |
55 |
G |
G |
Sol |
3 |
195.998 |
56 |
G#/A♭ |
G#/A♭ |
Sol#/La♭ |
3 |
207.652 |
57 |
A |
A |
La |
3 |
220.000 |
58 |
A#/B♭ |
A#/B |
La#/Si♭ |
3 |
233.082 |
59 |
B |
H |
Si |
3 |
246.942 |
60 |
C |
C |
Do |
4 |
261.626 |
61 |
C#/D♭ |
C#/D♭ |
Do#/Re♭ |
4 |
277.183 |
62 |
D |
D |
Re |
4 |
293.665 |
63 |
D#/E♭ |
D#/E♭ |
Re#/Mi♭ |
4 |
311.127 |
64 |
E |
E |
Mi |
4 |
329.628 |
65 |
F |
F |
Fa |
4 |
349.228 |
66 |
F#/G♭ |
F#/G♭ |
Fa#/Sol♭ |
4 |
369.994 |
67 |
G |
G |
Sol |
4 |
391.995 |
68 |
G#/A♭ |
G#/A♭ |
Sol#/La♭ |
4 |
415.305 |
69 |
A |
A |
La |
4 |
440.000 |
70 |
A#/B♭ |
A#/B |
La#/Si♭ |
4 |
466.164 |
71 |
B |
H |
Si |
4 |
493.883 |
72 |
C |
C |
Do |
5 |
523.251 |
73 |
C#/D♭ |
C#/D♭ |
Do#/Re♭ |
5 |
554.365 |
74 |
D |
D |
Re |
5 |
587.330 |
75 |
D#/E♭ |
D#/E♭ |
Re#/Mi♭ |
5 |
622.254 |
76 |
E |
E |
Mi |
5 |
659.255 |
77 |
F |
F |
Fa |
5 |
698.456 |
78 |
F#/G♭ |
F#/G♭ |
Fa#/Sol♭ |
5 |
739.989 |
79 |
G |
G |
Sol |
5 |
783.991 |
80 |
G#/A♭ |
G#/A♭ |
Sol#/La♭ |
5 |
830.609 |
81 |
A |
A |
La |
5 |
880.000 |
82 |
A#/B♭ |
A#/B |
La#/Si♭ |
5 |
932.328 |
83 |
B |
H |
Si |
5 |
987.767 |
84 |
C |
C |
Do |
6 |
1 046.502 |
85 |
C#/D♭ |
C#/D♭ |
Do#/Re♭ |
6 |
1 108.731 |
86 |
D |
D |
Re |
6 |
1 174.659 |
87 |
D#/E♭ |
D#/E♭ |
Re#/Mi♭ |
6 |
1 244.508 |
88 |
E |
E |
Mi |
6 |
1 318.510 |
89 |
F |
F |
Fa |
6 |
1 396.913 |
90 |
F#/G♭ |
F#/G♭ |
Fa#/Sol♭ |
6 |
1 479.978 |
91 |
G |
G |
Sol |
6 |
1 567.982 |
92 |
G#/A♭ |
G#/A♭ |
Sol#/La♭ |
6 |
1 661.219 |
93 |
A |
A |
La |
6 |
1 760.000 |
94 |
A#/B♭ |
A#/B |
La#/Si♭ |
6 |
1 864.655 |
95 |
B |
H |
Si |
6 |
1 975.533 |
96 |
C |
C |
Do |
7 |
2 093.005 |
97 |
C#/D♭ |
C#/D♭ |
Do#/Re♭ |
7 |
2 217.461 |
98 |
D |
D |
Re |
7 |
2 349.318 |
99 |
D#/E♭ |
D#/E♭ |
Re#/Mi♭ |
7 |
2 489.016 |
100 |
E |
E |
Mi |
7 |
2 637.020 |
101 |
F |
F |
Fa |
7 |
2 793.826 |
102 |
F#/G♭ |
F#/G♭ |
Fa#/Sol♭ |
7 |
2 959.955 |
103 |
G |
G |
Sol |
7 |
3 135.963 |
104 |
G#/A♭ |
G#/A♭ |
Sol#/La♭ |
7 |
3 322.438 |
105 |
A |
A |
La |
7 |
3 520.000 |
106 |
A#/B♭ |
A#/B |
La#/Si♭ |
7 |
3 729.310 |
107 |
B |
H |
Si |
7 |
3 951.066 |
108 |
C |
C |
Do |
8 |
4 186.009 |
109 |
C#/D♭ |
C#/D♭ |
Do#/Re♭ |
8 |
4 434.922 |
110 |
D |
D |
Re |
8 |
4 698.636 |
111 |
D#/E♭ |
D#/E♭ |
Re#/Mi♭ |
8 |
4 978.032 |
112 |
E |
E |
Mi |
8 |
5 274.041 |
113 |
F |
F |
Fa |
8 |
5 587.652 |
114 |
F#/G♭ |
F#/G♭ |
Fa#/Sol♭ |
8 |
5 919.911 |
115 |
G |
G |
Sol |
8 |
6 271.927 |
116 |
G#/A♭ |
G#/A♭ |
Sol#/La♭ |
8 |
6 644.875 |
117 |
A |
A |
La |
8 |
7 040.000 |
118 |
A#/B♭ |
A#/B |
La#/Si♭ |
8 |
7 458.620 |
119 |
B |
H |
Si |
8 |
7 902.133 |
120 |
C |
C |
Do |
9 |
8 372.018 |
121 |
C#/D♭ |
C#/D♭ |
Do#/Re♭ |
9 |
8 869.844 |
122 |
D |
D |
Re |
9 |
9 397.273 |
123 |
D#/E♭ |
D#/E♭ |
Re#/Mi♭ |
9 |
9 956.063 |
124 |
E |
E |
Mi |
9 |
10 548.082 |
125 |
F |
F |
Fa |
9 |
11 175.303 |
126 |
F#/G♭ |
F#/G♭ |
Fa#/Sol♭ |
9 |
11 839.822 |
127 |
G |
G |
Sol |
9 |
12 543.854 |