F♯ (musical note)
F♯ (F-sharp; also known as fa dièse or fi) is the seventh semitone of the solfège.
It lies a chromatic semitone above F and a diatonic semitone below G, thus being enharmonic to sol bémol or G♭ (G-flat). However, in some temperaments, it is not the same as G♭. G♭ is a major third below B♭, whereas F♯ is a major third above D (a minor third below A).
When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of the F♯ above middle C (or F♯4) is approximately 369.994 Hz. See pitch (music) for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.
Contents
1 Designation by octave
2 Scales
2.1 Common scales beginning on F♯
2.2 Diatonic scales
2.3 Jazz melodic minor
3 See also
Designation by octave
Scientific designation | Helmholtz designation | Octave name | Frequency (Hz) |
---|---|---|---|
F♯−1 | F♯͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵F♯ or FFFF♯ | Subsubcontra | 11.562 |
F♯0 | F♯͵͵ or ͵͵F♯ or FFF♯ | Subcontra | 23.125 |
F♯1 | F♯͵ or ͵F♯ or FF♯ | Contra | 46.249 |
F♯2 | F♯ | Great | 92.499 |
F♯3 | f♯ | Small | 184.997 |
F♯4 | f♯′ | One-lined | 369.994 |
F♯5 | f♯′′ | Two-lined | 739.989 |
F♯6 | f♯′′′ | Three-lined | 1479.978 |
F♯7 | f♯′′′′ | Four-lined | 2959.955 |
F♯8 | f♯′′′′′ | Five-lined | 5919.911 |
F♯9 | f♯′′′′′′ | Six-lined | 11839.822 |
F♯10 | f♯′′′′′′′ | Seven-lined | 23679.643 |
Scales
Common scales beginning on F♯
F♯ Major: F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯
F♯ Natural Minor: F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E F♯- F♯ Harmonic Minor: F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E♯ F♯
- F♯ Melodic Minor Ascending: F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯
- F♯ Melodic Minor Descending: F♯ E D C♯ B A G♯ F♯
Diatonic scales
- F♯ Ionian: F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯
- F♯ Dorian: F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E F♯
- F♯ Phrygian: F♯ G A B C♯ D E F♯
- F♯ Lydian: F♯ G♯ A♯ B♯ C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯
- F♯ Mixolydian: F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯
- F♯ Aeolian: F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E F♯
- F♯ Locrian: F♯ G A B C D E F♯
Jazz melodic minor
- F♯ Ascending Melodic Minor: F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯
- F♯ Dorian ♭2: F♯ G A B C♯ D♯ E F♯
- F♯ Lydian Augmented: F♯ G♯ A♯ B♯ C D♯ E♯ F♯
- F♯ Lydian Dominant: F♯ G♯ A♯ B♯ C♯ D♯ E F♯
- F♯ Mixolydian ♭6: F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D E F♯
- F♯ Locrian ♮2: F♯ G♯ A B C D E F♯
- F♯ Altered: F♯ G A B♭ C D E F♯
F# rules
See also
- Piano key frequencies
- F-sharp major
- F-sharp minor
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