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MIDI notes numbers, names, frequencies and drum sounds

The following table summarizes the MIDI note numbers as defined in the MIDI standard and matched to the Middle C (note number 60) as C4.
Note that some manufacturers label middle C as C3.

The formula connecting the MIDI note number and the base frequency - assuming equal tuning based on A4=a'=440 Hz - is:

f = 440 × 2^{(n-69)/12}

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MIDI
note		 Scien­tific Key number Note names Helmholtz and variants Format Frequency
(A4=440 Hz)		 Drum
sound
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127 G9     G9 sol8 g’’’’’’ g6 / g'''''' g'''' 12543.85  
126 F#9     F♯9/G♭9 fa♯8/sol♭8 fis’’’’’’/ges’’’’’’ f♯6 / f#'''''' ^f''''/_g'''' 11839.82  
125 F9     F9 fa8 f’’’’’’ f6 / f'''''' f'''' 11175.30  
124 E9     E9 e8 e’’’’’’ e6 / e'''''' e'''' 10548.08  
123 D#9     D♯9/E♭9 ré♯8/mi♭8 dis’’’’’’/es’’’’’’ e♭6 / eb'''''' ^d''''/_e'''' 9956.06  
122 D9     D9 ré8 d’’’’’’ d6 / d'''''' d'''' 9397.27  
121 C#9     C♯9/D♭9 do♯8/ré♭8 cis’’’’’’/des’’’’’’ c♯6 / c#'''''' ^c''''/_d'''' 8869.84  
120 C9     C9 do8 c’’’’’’ c6 / c'''''' c'''' 8372.02  
119 B8     B8 si7 h’’’’’ b5 / b''''' b''' 7902.13  
118 A#8     A♯8/B♭8 la♯7/si♭7 ais’’’’’/b’’’’’ b♭5 / bb''''' ^a'''/_b''' 7458.62  
117 A8     A8 la7 a’’’’’ a5 / a''''' a''' 7040.00  
116 G#8     G♯8/A♭8 sol♯7/la♭7 gis’’’’’/ges’’’’’ a♭5 / ab''''' ^g'''/_a''' 6644.88  
115 G8     G8 sol7 g’’’’’ g5 / g''''' g''' 6271.93  
114 F#8     F♯8/G♭8 fa♯7/sol♭7 fis’’’’’/ges’’’’’ f♯5 / f#''''' ^f'''/_g''' 5919.91  
113 F8     F8 fa7 f’’’’’ f5 / f''''' f''' 5587.65  
112 E8     E8 mi7 e’’’’’ e5 / e''''' e''' 5274.04  
111 D#8     D♯8/E♭8 ré♯7/mi♭7 dis’’’’’/es’’’’’ e♭5 / eb''''' ^d'''/_e''' 4978.03  
110 D8     D8 ré7 d’’’’’ d5 / d''''' d''' 4698.64  
109 C#8     C♯8/D♭8 do♯7/ré♭7 cis’’’’’/des’’’’’ c♯5 / c#''''' ^c'''/_d''' 4434.92  
108 C8   88 C8 do7 c’’’’’ c5 / c''''' c''' 4186.01  
107 B7   87 B7 si6 h’’’’ b⁗/b4 / b'''' b'' 3951.07  
106 A#7   86 A♯7/B♭7 la♯6/si♭6 ais’’’’/b’’’’ b♭⁗/b♭4 / bb'''' ^a''/_b'' 3729.31  
105 A7   85 A7 la6 a’’’’ a⁗/a4 / a'''' a'' 3520.00  
104 G#7   84 G♯7/A♭7 sol♯6/la♭6 gis’’’’/ges’’’’ a♭⁗/a♭4 / ab'''' ^g''/_a'' 3322.44  
103 G7   83 G7 sol6 g’’’’ g⁗/g4 / g'''' g'' 3135.96  
102 F#7   82 F♯7/G♭7 fa♯6/sol♭6 fis’’’’/ges’’’’ f♯⁗/f♯4 / f#'''' ^f''/_g'' 2959.96  
101 F7   81 F7 fa6 f’’’’ f⁗/f4 / f'''' f'' 2793.83  
100 E7   80 E7 mi6 e’’’’ e⁗/e4 / e'''' e'' 2637.02  
99 D#7   79 D♯7/E♭7 ré♯6/mi♭6 dis’’’’/es’’’’ e♭⁗/e♭4 / eb'''' ^d''/_e'' 2489.02  
98 D7   78 D7 ré6 d’’’’ d⁗/d4 / d'''' d'' 2349.32  
97 C#7   77 C♯7/D♭7 do♯6/ré♭6 cis’’’’/des’’’’ c♯⁗/c♯4 / c#'''' ^c''/_d'' 2217.46  
96 C7 61 76 C7 do6 c’’’’ c⁗/c4 / c'''' c'' 2093.00  
95 B6 60 75 B6 si5 h’’’ b‴/b3 / b''' b' 1975.53  
94 A#6 59 74 A♯6/B♭6 la♯5/si♭5 ais’’’/b’’’ b♭‴/b♭3 / b''' ^a'/_b' 1864.66  
93 A6 58 73 A6 la5 a’’’ a‴/a3 / a''' a' 1760.00  
92 G#6 57 72 G♯6/A♭6 sol♯5/la♭5 gis’’’/as’’’ a♭‴/a3 / a''' ^g'/_a' 1661.22  
91 G6 56 71 G6 sol5 g’’’ g‴/g3 / g''' g' 1567.98  
90 F#6 55 70 F♯6/G♭6 fa♯5/sol♭5 fis’’’/ges’’’ f♯‴/f♯3 / f#''' ^f'/_g' 1479.98  
89 F6 54 69 F6 fa5 f’’’ f‴/f3 / f''' f' 1396.91  
88 E6 53 68 E6 mi5 e’’’ e‴/e3 / e''' e' 1318.51  
87 D#6 52 67 D♯6/E♭6 ré♯5/mi♭5 dis’’’/es’’’ e♭‴/e♭3 / eb''' ^d'/_e' 1244.51  
86 D6 51 66 D6 ré5 d’’’ d‴/d3 / d''' d' 1174.66  
85 C#6 50 65 C♯6/D♭6 do♯5/ré♭5 cis’’’/des’’’ c♯‴/c♯3 / c#''' ^c'/_d' 1108.73  
84 C6 49 64 C6 do5 c’’’ c‴/c3 / c''' c' 1046.50  
83 B5 48 63 B5 si4 h’’ b″/b2 / b'' b 987.77  
82 A#5 47 62 A♯5/B♭5 la♯4/si♭4 ais’’/b’’ b♭″/b♭2 / bb'' ^a/_b 932.33  
81 A5 46 61 A5 la4 a’’ a″/a2 / a'' a 880.00 Open Triangle
80 G#5 45 60 G♯5/A♭5 sol♯4/la♭4 gis’’/as’’ a♭″/a♭2 / ab'' ^g/_a 830.61 Mute Triangle
79 G5 44 59 G5 sol4 g’’ g″/g2 / g'' g 783.99 Open Cuica
78 F#5 43 58 F♯5/G♭5 fa♯4/sol♭4 fis’’/ges’’ f♯″/f♯2 / f#'' ^f/_g 739.99 Mute Cuica
77 F5 42 57 F5 fa4 f’’ f″/f2 / f'' f 698.46 Low Woodblock
76 E5 41 56 E5 mi4 e’’ e″/e2 / e'' e 659.26 High Woodblock
75 D#5 40 55 D♯5/E♭5 ré♯4/mi♭4 dis’’/es’’ e♭″/e♭2 / eb'' ^d/_e 622.25 Claves
74 D5 39 54 D5 ré4 d’’ d″/d2 / d'' d 587.33 Long Guiro
73 C#5 38 53 C♯5/D♭5 do♯4/ré♭4 cis’’/des’’ c&;sharp;″/c♯2 / c#'' ^c/_d 554.37 Short Guiro
72 C5 37 52 C5 do4 c’’ c″/c2 / c'' c 523.25 Long Whistle
71 B4 36 51 B4 si3 h’ b′/b1 / b' B 493.88 Short Whistle
70 A#4 35 50 A♯4/B♭4 la♯3/si♭3 ais’/b’ b♭′/b♭1 / bb' ^A/_B 466.16 Maracas
69 A4 34 49 A4 concert pitch la3 diapason a’ Kammerton a′/a1 / a' A 440.00 Cabasa
68 G#4 33 48 G♯4/A♭4 sol♯3/la♭3 gis’/as’ a♭′/a♭1 / ab' ^D/_A 415.30 Low Agogo
67 G4 𝄞 32 47 G4 sol3 g’ g′/g1 / g' G 392.00 High Agogo
66 F#4 31 46 F♯4/G♭4 fa♯3/sol♭3 fis’/ges’ f♯′/f♯1 / f#' ^F/_G 369.99 Low Timbale
65 F4 30 45 F4 fa3 f’ f′/f1 / f' F 349.23 High Timbale
64 E4 29 44 E4 mi3 e’ e′/e1 / e' E 329.63 Low Conga
63 D#4 28 43 D♯4/E♭4 ré♯3/mi♭3 dis’/es’ e♭′/e♭1 / eb' ^D/_E 311.13 Open High Conga
62 D4 27 42 D4 ré3 d’ d′/d1 / d' D 293.66 Mute High Conga
61 C#4 26 41 C♯4/D♭4 do♯3/ré♭3 cis’/des’ c♯′/c♯1 / c#' ^C/_D 277.18 Low Bongo
60 C4 𝄡 25 40 C4 (middle C) do3 (do serrure) c’ (Schloss-C) c′/c1 / c' C 261.63 High Bongo
59 B3 24 39 B3 si2 h b B, 246.94 Ride Cymbal 2
58 A#3 23 38 A♯3/B♭3 la♯2/si♭2 ais/b b♭/bb ^A,/_B, 233.08 Vibraslap
57 A3 22 37 A3 la2 a a A, 220.00 Crash Cymbal 2
56 G#3 21 36 G♯3/A♭3 sol♯2/la♭2 gis/as a♭/ab ^G,/_A, 207.65 Cowbell
55 G3 20 35 G3 sol2 g g G, 196.00 Splash Cymbal
54 F#3 19 34 F♯3/G♭3 fa♯2/sol♭2 fis/ges f♯f# ^F,/_G, 185.00 Tambourine
53 F3 𝄢 18 33 F3 fa2 f f F, 174.61 Ride Bell
52 E3 17 32 E3 mi2 e e E, 164.81 Chinese Cymbal
51 D#3 16 31 D♯3/E♭3 ré♯2/mi♭2 dis/es e♭/eb ^D,/_E, 155.56 Ride Cymbal 1
50 D3 15 30 D3 ré2 d d D, 146.83 High Tom
49 C#3 14 29 C♯3/D♭3 do♯2/ré♭2 cis/des c♯/c# ^C,/_D, 138.59 Crash Cymbal 1
48 C3 13 28 C3 do2 c c C, 130.81 High-Mid Tom
47 B2 12 27 B2 si1 H b B,, 123.47 Low-Mid Tom
46 A#2 11 26 A♯2/B♭2 la♯1/si♭1 Ais/B B♭/Bb ^A,,/_B,, 116.54 Open Hi-Hat
45 A2 10 25 A2 la1 A A A,, 110.00 Low Tom
44 G#2 9 24 G♯2/A♭2 sol♯1/la♭1 Gis/As A♭/Ab ^G,,/_A,, 103.83 Pedal Hi-Hat
43 G2 8 23 G2 sol1 G G G,, 98.00 High Floor Tom
42 F#2 7 22 F♯2/G♭2 fa♯1/sol♭1 Fis/Ges F♯/F# ^F,,/_G,, 92.50 Closed Hi-Hat
41 F2 6 21 F2 fa1 F F F,, 87.31 Low Floor Tom
40 E2 5 20 E2 mi1 E E E,, 82.41 Electric Snare
39 D#2 4 19 D♯2/E♭2 ré♯1/mi♭1 Dis/Es E♭/Eb ^D,,/_E,, 77.78 Hand Clap
38 D2 3 18 D2 ré1 D D D,, 73.42 Acoustic Snare
37 C#2 2 17 C♯2/D♭2 do♯1/ré♭1 Cis/Des C♯/C# ^C,,/_D,, 69.30 Side Stick
36 C2 1 16 C2 do1 C C C,, 65.41 Bass Drum 1
35 B1   15 B1 si0 H1 B͵/͵B/B1/1B / B,/B'/BB B,,, 61.74 Acoustic Bass Drum
34 A#1   14 A♯1/B♭1 la♯0/si♭0 Ais1/B1 B♭͵/͵B♭/B♭1/1B♭ / Bb,/Bb'/BBb ^A,,,/_B,,, 58.27  
33 A1   13 A1 la0 A1 A͵/͵A/A1/1A / A,/A'/AA A,,, 55.00  
32 G#1   12 G♯1/A♭1 sol♯0/la♭0 Gis1/As1 A♭͵/͵A♭/A♭1/1A♭ / Ab,/Ab'/AAb ^G,,,/_A,,, 51.91  
31 G1   11 G1 sol0 G1 G͵/͵G/G1/1G / G,/G'/GG G,,, 49.00  
30 F#1   10 F♯1/G♭1 fa♯0/sol♭0 Fis1/Ges1 F♯͵/͵F♯/F♯1/1F♯ / F#,/F#'/FF# ^F,,,/_G,,, 46.25  
29 F1   9 F1 fa0 F1 F͵/͵F/F1/1F / F,/F'/FF F,,, 43.65  
28 E1   8 E1 mi0 E1 E͵/͵E/E1/1E / E,/E'/EE E,,, 41.20  
27 D#1   7 D♯1/E♭1 ré♯0/mi♭0 Dis1/Es1 E♭͵/͵E♭/E♭1/1E♭ / Eb,/Eb'/EEb ^D,,,/_E,,, 38.89  
26 D1   6 D1 ré0 D1 D͵/͵D/D1/1D / D,/D'/DD D,,, 36.71  
25 C#1   5 C♯1/D♭1 do♯0/ré♭0 Cis1/Des1 C♯͵/͵C♯/C♯1/1C♯ / C#,/C#'/CC# ^C,,,/_D,,, 34.65  
24 C1   4 C1 do0 C1 C͵/͵C/C1/1C / C,/C'/CC C,,, 32.70  
23 B0   3 B0 si−1 H2 B͵͵/͵͵B/B2/2B / B,,/B''/BBB B,,,, 30.87  
22 A#0   2 A♯0/B♭0 la♯−1/si♭−1 Ais2/B2 B♭͵͵/͵͵B♭/B♭2/2B♭ / Bb,,/Bb''/BBBb ^A,,,,/_B,,,, 29.14  
21 A0   1 A0 la−1 A2 A͵͵/͵͵A/A2/2A / A,,/A''/AAA A,,,, 27.50  
20 G#0     G♯0/A♭0 sol♯−1/la♭−1 Gis2/As2 A♭͵͵/͵͵A♭/A♭2/2A♭ / Ab,,/Ab''/AAAb ^G,,,,/_A,,,, 25.96  
19 G0     G0 sol−1 G2 G͵͵/͵͵G/G2/2G / G,,/G''/GGG G,,,, 24.50  
18 F#0     F♯0/G♭0 fa♯−1/sol♭−1 Fis2/Ges2; F♯͵͵/͵͵F♯/F♯2/2F♯ / F#,,/F#''/FFF# ^F,,,,/_G,,,, 23.12  
17 F0     F0 fa−1 F2 F͵͵/͵͵F/F2/2F / F,,/F''/FFF F,,,, 21.83  
16 E0     E0 mi−1 E2 E͵͵/͵͵E/E2/2E / E,,/E''/EEE E,,,, 20.60  
15 D#0     D♯0/E♭0 ré♯−1/mi♭−1 Dis2/Es2 E♭͵͵/͵͵E♭/E♭2/2E♭ / Eb,,/Eb''/EEEb ^D,,,,/_E,,,, 19.45  
14 D0     D0 ré−1 D2 D͵͵/͵͵D/D2/2D / D,,/D''/DDD D,,,, 18.35  
13 C#0     C♯0/D♭0 do♯−1/ré♭−1 Cis2/Des2 C♯͵͵/͵͵C♯/C♯2/2C♯ / C#,,/C#''/CCC# ^C,,,,/_D,,,, 17.32  
12 C0     C0 do−1 C2 C͵͵/͵͵C/C2/2C / C,,/C''/CCC C,,,, 16.35  
11 B−1     B−1 si−2 H3 B͵͵͵/͵͵͵B/B3/3B / B,,,/B'''/BBBB B,,,,, 15.43  
10 A#−1     A♯−1/B♭−1 la♯−2/si♭−2 Ais3/B3 B♭͵͵͵/͵͵͵B♭/B♭3/3B♭ / Bb,,,/Bb'''/BBBBb ^A,,,,,/_B,,,,, 14.57  
9 A−1     A−1 la−2 A3 A͵͵͵/͵͵͵A/A3/3A / A,,,/A'''/AAAA A,,,,, 13.75  
8 G#−1     G♯−1/A♭−1 sol♯−2/la♭−2 Gis3/As3 A♭͵͵͵/͵͵͵A♭/A♭3/3A♭ / Ab,,,/Ab'''/AAAAb ^G,,,,,/_A,,,,, 12.98  
7 G−1     G−1 sol−2 G3 G͵͵͵/͵͵͵G/G3/3G / G,,,/G'''/GGGG G,,,,, 12.25  
6 F#−1     F♯−1/G♭−1 fa♯−2/sol♭−2 Fis3/Ges3 F♯͵͵͵/͵͵͵F♯/F♯3/3F♯ / F#,,,/F#'''/FFFF# ^F,,,,,/_G,,,,, 11.56  
5 F−1     F−1 fa−2 F3 F͵͵͵/͵͵͵F/F3/3F / F,,,/F'''/FFFF F,,,,, 10.91  
4 E−1     E−1 mi−2 E3 E͵͵͵/͵͵͵E/E3/3E / E,,,/E'''/EEEE E,,,,, 10.30  
3 D#−1     D♯−1/E♭−1 ré♯−2/mi♭−2 Dis3/Es3 E♭͵͵͵/͵͵͵E♭/E♭3/3E♭ / Eb,,,/Eb'''/EEEEb ^D,,,,,/_E,,,,, 9.72  
2 D−1     D−1 ré−2 D3 D͵͵͵/͵͵͵D/D3/3D / D,,,/D'''/DDDD D,,,,, 9.18  
1 C#−1     C♯−1/D♭−1 do♯−2/ré♭−2 Cis3/Des3 C♯͵͵͵/͵͵͵C♯/C♯3/3C♯ / C#,,,/C#'''/CCCC# ^C,,,,,/_D,,,,, 8.66  
0 C−1     C−1 do−2 C3 C͵͵͵/͵͵͵C/C3/3C / C,,,/C'''/CCCC C,,,,, 8.18