F# and G

1 · John Cook · Feb. 19, 2023, 8:39 p.m.
I was looking at frequencies of pitches and saw something I hadn’t noticed before: F# and G have very nearly integer frequencies. To back up a bit, we’re assuming the A above middle C has frequency 440 Hz. This is the most common convention now, but conventions have varied over time and place. We’re assuming […] The post F# and G first appeared on John D. Cook....