- Designation by octave
- Scales Common scales beginning on F Diatonic scales Jazz melodic minor
- E sharp
- See also
{{unreferenced|date=May 2010}}F is a musical note, the fourth above C. It is also known as fa in fixed-do solfège. It has enharmonic equivalents of E{{music|sharp}} and G{{music|bb}}, amongst others. When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of Middle F (F4) is approximately 349.228 Hz. See pitch (music) for a discussion of historical variations in frequency. Designation by octave| Scientific designation | Helmholtz designation | 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 |
ScalesCommon scales beginning on F- F Major: F G A B{{music|b}} C D E F
- F Natural Minor: F G A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F
- F Harmonic Minor: F G A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C D{{music|b}} E F
- F Melodic Minor Ascending: F G A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C D E F
- F Melodic Minor Descending: F E{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} C B{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} G F
Diatonic scales- F Ionian: F G A B{{music|b}} C D E F
- F Dorian: F G A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C D E{{music|b}} F
- F Phrygian: F G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F
- F Lydian: F G A B C D E F
- F Mixolydian: F G A B{{music|b}} C D E{{music|b}} F
- F Aeolian: F G A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F
- F Locrian: F G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F
Jazz melodic minor- F Ascending Melodic Minor: F G A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C D E F
- F Dorian ♭2: F G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C D E{{music|b}} F
- F Lydian Augmented: F G A B C{{music|#}} D E F
- F Lydian Dominant: F G A B C D E{{music|b}} F
- F Mixolydian ♭6: F G A B{{music|b}} C D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F
- F Locrian ♮2: F G A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F
- F Altered: F G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|bb}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F
E sharpE{{music|sharp}} is a common enharmonic equivalent of F, but is not regarded as the same note. E{{music|sharp}} is commonly found before F{{music|sharp}} in the same measure in pieces where F{{music|sharp}} is in the key signature, in order to represent a diatonic, rather than a chromatic semitone; writing an F{{music|natural}} with a following F{{music|sharp}} is regarded as a chromatic alteration of one scale degree. Though E{{music|sharp}} and F{{music|natural}} sound the same in any 12-tone temperament, other tunings may define them as distinct pitches. See also- Piano key frequencies
- F major
- F minor
- Root (chord)
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