F (musical note)

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Fis amusical note,thefourthaboveCorfifthbelowC.It is the fourthnoteand the sixthsemitoneof thesolfège.It is also known asfainfixed-do solfège.^[1]It isenharmonic equivalentwith E♯(E-sharp)^[2]and G(G-double flat),^[3]amongst others.

When calculated inequal temperamentwith a reference of A abovemiddle Cas 440Hz,thefrequencyofMiddle F(F4) is approximately 349.228 Hz.^[4]Seepitch (music)for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.

Designation by octave

Scientificdesignation	Helmholtzdesignation	Octave name	Frequency (Hz)
F₋₁	F͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵F or FFFF	Octocontra	10.913
F₀	F͵͵ or ͵͵F or FFF	Subcontra	21.827
F₁	F͵ or ͵F or FF	Contra	43.654
F₂	F	Great	87.307
F₃	f	Small	174.614
F₄	f′	One-lined	349.228
F₅	f′′	Two-lined	698.456
F₆	f′′′	Three-lined	1396.913
F₇	f′′′′	Four-lined	2793.826
F₈	f′′′′′	Five-lined	5587.652
F₉	f′′′′′′	Six-lined	11175.303
F₁₀	f′′′′′′′	Seven-lined	22350.607

Scales

Common scales beginning on F

F major:F G A B♭C D E F
F natural minor:F G A♭B♭C D♭E♭F
Fharmonic minor:F G A♭B♭C D♭E F
Fmelodic minorascending: F G A♭B♭C D E F
F melodic minor descending: F E♭D♭C B♭A♭G F

Diatonic scales

FIonian:F G A B♭C D E F
FDorian:F G A♭B♭C D E♭F
FPhrygian:F G♭A♭B♭C D♭E♭F
FLydian:F G A B C D E F
FMixolydian:F G A B♭C D E♭F
FAeolian:F G A♭B♭C D♭E♭F
FLocrian:F G♭A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭F

Jazz melodic minor

Fascending melodic minor:F G A♭B♭C D E F
FDorian♭2:F G♭A♭B♭C D E♭F
FLydian augmented:F G A B C♯D E F
FLydian dominant:F G A B C D E♭F
FMixolydian♭6:F G A B♭C D♭E♭F
FLocrian♮2:F G A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭F
Faltered:F G♭A♭BC♭D♭E♭F

E-sharp

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E♯(‹See Tfd›German:Eis)^[5]is a commonenharmonicequivalent of F, but is not regarded as the same note. E♯is commonly found before F♯in the same measure in pieces where F♯is in thekey signature,in order to represent a diatonic, rather than a chromatic semitone; writing an F♮with a following F♯is regarded as a chromatic alteration of one scale degree. Though E♯and F♮sound the same in any 12-tone temperament, othertuningsmay define them as distinct pitches.

References

^Demorest (2001,p. 46)
^Griffiths (2004,p. 617)
^Zundel (1848,p. 24)
^Suits, B. H. (1998)."Physics of Music Notes - Scales: Just vs Equal Temperament".MTU.edu.Michigan Technological University. Archived fromthe originalon 27 November 2023.Retrieved5 February2024.
^Griffiths (2004,p. 399)

Sources

Demorest, Steven M. (2001).Building Choral Excellence: Teaching Sight-Singing in the Choral Rehearsal.New York: Oxford University Press.ISBN 978-0-19-512462-0.
Griffiths, Paul (7 October 2004).The Penguin Companion to Classical Music.Penguin UK.ISBN 9780141909769.
Zundel, John (1848).The Complete Melodeon Instructor, in Seven Parts: Designed as a Thorough Instruction Book for the Melodeon, Seraphine, Eolican, Melopean, Organ, Or Any Similar Instrument.O. Ditson.