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Frequency to Note Converter

A frequency to note converter maps hertz to the nearest piano key, cents offset, and MIDI number. A4 can be 440 Hz or 432 Hz. The chart lists A0 through C8.

Quick Summary & Direct Answer
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What note is 440 Hz?

440 Hz is A4 when A4 is defined as 440. MIDI note 69. At A4 = 432 Hz, 440 Hz is about 32 cents sharp of A4. Formula: midi = 69 + 12 × log2(f / A4).

Key Takeaways

  • Equal temperament, twelve-tone.
  • Cents are 100 × (midiFloat − roundedMidi).
  • 432 Hz only changes the reference, not the note names.
  • The table is a piano note frequency chart.

A4 itself is 440 Hz in this tuning.

Nearest note

A4 (0 ¢)

MIDI69
Exact Hz of that key440
NoteHzMIDI
A027.521
A#029.1422
B030.8723
C132.724
C#134.6525
D136.7126
D#138.8927
E141.228
F143.6529
F#146.2530
G14931
G#151.9132
A15533
A#158.2734
B161.7435
C265.4136
C#269.337
D273.4238
D#277.7839
E282.4140
F287.3141
F#292.542
G29843
G#2103.8344
A211045
A#2116.5446
B2123.4747
C3130.8148
C#3138.5949
D3146.8350
D#3155.5651
E3164.8152
F3174.6153
F#318554
G319655
G#3207.6556
A322057
A#3233.0858
B3246.9459
C4261.6360
C#4277.1861
D4293.6662
D#4311.1363
E4329.6364
F4349.2365
F#4369.9966
G439267
G#4415.368
A444069
A#4466.1670
B4493.8871
C5523.2572
C#5554.3773
D5587.3374
D#5622.2575
E5659.2676
F5698.4677
F#5739.9978
G5783.9979
G#5830.6180
A588081
A#5932.3382
B5987.7783
C61046.584
C#61108.7385
D61174.6686
D#61244.5187
E61318.5188
F61396.9189
F#61479.9890
G61567.9891
G#61661.2292
A6176093
A#61864.6694
B61975.5395
C7209396
C#72217.4697
D72349.3298
D#72489.0299
E72637.02100
F72793.83101
F#72959.96102
G73135.96103
G#73322.44104
A73520105
A#73729.31106
B73951.07107
C84186.01108

Results can be wrong. This calculator is unofficial. Figures can be incomplete, rounded, or not updated. Use them at your own risk and check a tape, datasheet, ball band, or official chart before cutting, mixing, buying, or publishing. Limits of liability are in the terms of service.

Frequently asked questions

C4 is MIDI 60, about 261.63 Hz at A4 = 440.

Publisher notes · reviewed 29 October 2026

MIDI 69 is A4

midi = 69 + 12 × log2(f / A4). Cents are 100 × (midiFloat − round(midi)). A4 can be 440 or 432. The table is A0–C8. There is no microphone.

432 Hz

Switching A4 retunes every key. It is not a different note-name system.

Worked examples

  • C4 at 440

    MIDI 60, about 261.63 Hz.

Limits of this page

  • Inharmonic piano strings are not modelled.
  • This is equal temperament only.

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