
Wavlengths at different
frequencies
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audio wave can help with problem solving
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This chart starts from below
audible frequencies and goes up to the top piano key
(the higher frequencies are usually too small to be an issue)
|
Hz (cycles per second) |
Note |
Length in Meters |
|
|
|
|
13.750 |
|
A |
24.945 |
|
|
|
14.568 |
|
A# |
23.545 |
|
|
|
15.434 |
|
B |
22.224 |
|
|
|
16.352 |
|
C |
20.977 |
|
|
|
17.324 |
|
C# |
19.799 |
|
|
|
18.354 |
|
D |
18.688 |
|
|
|
19.445 |
|
D# |
17.639 |
|
|
|
20.602 |
|
E |
16.649 |
|
|
|
21.827 |
|
F |
15.715 |
|
|
|
23.125 |
|
F# |
14.833 |
|
|
|
24.500 |
|
G |
14.000 |
|
|
|
25.957 |
|
G# |
13.214 |
|
|
|
27.500 |
|
A |
12.473 |
|
Piano low A |
|
|
29.135 |
|
A# |
11.773 |
|
|
|
30.868 |
|
B |
11.112 |
|
5str Bass low B |
|
|
32.703 |
|
C |
10.488 |
|
|
|
34.648 |
|
C# |
9.900 |
|
|
|
36.708 |
|
D |
9.344 |
|
|
|
38.891 |
|
D# |
8.820 |
|
|
|
41.203 |
|
E |
8.325 |
|
Bass low E |
|
|
43.654 |
|
F |
7.857 |
|
|
|
46.249 |
|
F# |
7.416 |
|
|
|
48.999 |
|
G |
7.000 |
|
|
|
51.913 |
|
G# |
6.607 |
|
|
|
55.000 |
|
A |
6.236 |
|
|
|
58.270 |
|
A# |
5.886 |
|
|
|
61.735 |
|
B |
5.556 |
|
|
|
65.406 |
|
C |
5.244 |
|
|
|
69.296 |
|
C# |
4.950 |
|
|
|
73.416 |
|
D |
4.672 |
|
|
|
77.782 |
|
D# |
4.410 |
|
|
|
82.407 |
|
E |
4.162 |
|
Guitar low E |
|
|
87.307 |
|
F |
3.929 |
|
|
|
92.499 |
|
F# |
3.708 |
|
|
|
97.999 |
|
G |
3.500 |
|
|
|
103.826 |
|
G# |
3.304 |
|
|
|
110.000 |
|
A |
3.118 |
|
|
|
116.541 |
|
A# |
2.943 |
|
|
|
123.471 |
|
B |
2.778 |
|
|
|
130.813 |
|
C |
2.622 |
|
|
|
138.591 |
|
C# |
2.475 |
|
|
|
146.832 |
|
D |
2.336 |
|
|
|
155.563 |
|
D# |
2.205 |
|
|
|
164.814 |
|
E |
2.081 |
|
|
|
174.614 |
|
F |
1.964 |
|
|
|
184.997 |
|
F# |
1.854 |
|
|
|
195.998 |
|
G |
1.750 |
|
Violin low G str |
|
|
207.652 |
|
G# |
1.652 |
|
|
|
220.000 |
|
A |
1.559 |
|
|
|
233.082 |
|
A# |
1.472 |
|
|
|
246.942 |
|
B |
1.389 |
|
|
|
261.626 |
|
C |
1.311 |
|
Middle C |
|
|
277.183 |
|
C# |
1.237 |
|
|
|
293.665 |
|
D |
1.168 |
|
|
|
311.127 |
|
D# |
1.102 |
|
|
|
329.628 |
|
E |
1.041 |
|
Guitar high E str |
|
349.228 |
|
F |
0.982 |
|
|
|
369.994 |
|
F# |
0.927 |
|
|
|
391.995 |
|
G |
0.875 |
|
|
|
415.305 |
|
G# |
0.826 |
|
|
|
440.000 |
|
A |
0.780 |
|
|
|
466.164 |
|
A# |
0.736 |
|
|
|
493.883 |
|
B |
0.694 |
|
|
|
523.251 |
|
C |
0.656 |
|
|
|
554.365 |
|
C# |
0.619 |
|
|
|
587.329 |
|
D |
0.584 |
|
|
|
622.254 |
|
D# |
0.551 |
|
|
|
659.255 |
|
E |
0.520 |
|
Violin high E str |
|
|
698.456 |
|
F |
0.491 |
|
|
|
739.989 |
|
F# |
0.464 |
|
|
|
783.991 |
|
G |
0.438 |
|
|
|
830.609 |
|
G# |
0.413 |
|
|
|
880.000 |
|
A |
0.390 |
|
|
|
932.327 |
|
A# |
0.368 |
|
|
|
987.767 |
|
B |
0.347 |
|
|
|
1046.502 |
|
C |
0.328 |
|
|
|
1108.730 |
|
C# |
0.309 |
|
|
|
1174.659 |
|
D |
0.292 |
|
|
|
1244.508 |
|
D# |
0.276 |
|
|
|
1318.510 |
|
E |
0.260 |
|
|
|
1396.913 |
|
F |
0.246 |
|
|
|
1479.978 |
|
F# |
0.232 |
|
|
|
1567.982 |
|
G |
0.219 |
|
|
|
1661.219 |
|
G# |
0.206 |
|
|
|
1760.000 |
|
A |
0.195 |
|
|
|
1864.655 |
|
A# |
0.184 |
|
|
|
1975.533 |
|
B |
0.174 |
|
|
|
2093.004 |
|
C |
0.164 |
|
|
|
2217.461 |
|
C# |
0.155 |
|
|
|
2349.318 |
|
D |
0.146 |
|
|
|
2489.016 |
|
D# |
0.138 |
|
|
|
2637.020 |
|
E |
0.130 |
|
|
|
2793.826 |
|
F |
0.123 |
|
|
|
2959.955 |
|
F# |
0.116 |
|
|
|
3135.963 |
|
G |
0.109 |
|
|
|
3322.437 |
|
G# |
0.103 |
|
|
|
3520.000 |
|
A |
0.097 |
|
|
|
3729.310 |
|
A# |
0.092 |
|
|
|
3951.066 |
|
B |
0.087 |
|
|
|
4186.009 |
|
C |
0.082 |
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