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F music note

F note in treble clef

Here is a F note on a staff (stave ) with a treble clef:

The treble clef set the position of the G note on the second line from the bottom, so a F note can be written in the first space of the staff starting from the bottom.

F note in bass clef

Here is a F note on a staff with a bass clef:

The bass clef set the position of the F note on the fourth line from the bottom, so a F note can be written on the fourth line of the staff (from the bottom).

F music note on a piano keyboard

Here are some F notes on a piano keyboard:

how to find the F note on a piano keyboard?

It's very simple! Do you see the black keys? There are two black keys, then three, then two, then three, and so on. The keys for F are just before the first of the three consecutive black keys.

The note F as tonic

The F note is the first music note (the tonic) of the F Major scale and of the F minor scale:

F major scale

F minor scales

Remember that there are four kinds of minor scales:

F natural minor scale:

F harmonic minor scale

F ascending melodic minor scale

F descending melodic minor scale

The F note as leading tone (leading note)

The F note is the leading tone (leading note ) of the G flat Major scale:

G flat Major scale:

Frequency in Hertz of the F note (F4)

The scientific pitch notation (also known as American standard pitch notation) symbolizes the following F note as F4:



Depending on the tuning of the musical note A (A4) and in an equal-tempered scale, the frequency of the note F may vary:

If A4 = 440 Hertz: this F note (F4) has a frequency of 349.23 Hz
If A4 = 442 Hertz: this F note (F4) has a frequency of 350.82 Hz

Note: These frequency values ​​in Hertz are valid only for the equal temperament. In other words, these frequencies correspond to the notes on a well-tuned piano.

The F note with different clefs

Obviously, there are several F notes spread out over many octaves. Here are some F notes in different clefs:

Some F notes with a treble clef (G clef)

Here are some F notes with a treble clef:

Some F notes with a bass clef

Here are some F notes with a bass clef:

Some F notes with a tenor clef

Here are some F notes with a tenor clef:

Some F notes with an alto clef

Here are some F notes with an alto clef:

Some F notes with a mezzo-soprano clef

Here are some F notes with a mezzo-soprano clef:

Some F notes with a soprano clef

Here are some F notes with a soprano clef:

Some F notes with a baritone clef

Here are some F notes with a baritone clef:

Scales starting with a F note

Here are all major scales and all minor scales starting with a F note:

F major scale:

F natural minor scale:

F harmonic minor scale:

F ascending melodic minor scale:

F descending melodic minor scale:

Enharmonic equivalents

Here are the enharmonic notes of F:



Notes:

- Enharmonic notes are notes that have the same pitch but not the same name.

- E sharp is enharmonic to F because the sharp raises the pitch by one half step (semitone ), and because there is only one half step between E and F.

- G double flat is enharmonic to F because the double flat lowers the pitch by two half steps and because there are two half steps between F and G.

The note F and accidentals

Here are all the possible accidentals you can find with the note F and their positions on a piano keyboard: