Recognised as Musical note
G#8
- G#8
- 6,644.88 Hz
- MIDI 116
G#8 (enharmonically Ab8) is MIDI note 116, sounding at 6,644.875 Hz in equal temperament with A4 = 440 Hz. Its wavelength in air is 0.0516 m, and it sits in octave 8.
Pitch
Scientific pitch notationG#8
Enharmonic equivalentAb8the same pitch in equal temperament, spelled differently
MIDI note number116
Pitch classG# (8)
Octave8
As a sound wave
Wavelength in air0.0516 mat 343 m/s, dry air at 20 °C
Period0.1505 ms
Frequency one octave up13,289.75 Hzdoubling the frequency
Frequency one octave down3,322.438 Hz
AudibleYeshuman hearing runs roughly 20 Hz to 20 kHz and narrows with age
Intervals from here
Octave belowG#7 · 3,322.44 Hz
Perfect fifth belowC#8 · 4,434.92 Hz
Semitone belowG8 · 6,271.93 Hz
Semitone aboveA8 · 7,040 Hz
Major third aboveC9 · 8,372.02 Hz
Perfect fifth aboveD#9 · 9,956.06 Hz
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