C (musical note)

C or Do is the first note of the C major scale.

Middle C audio speaker iconPlay 

Designation by octave
Scientific designation Helmholtz designation Octave name Frequency (Hz) Other names Audio
C−1C͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵C or CCCCOctocontra8.176audio speaker iconPlay 
C0C͵͵ or ͵͵C or CCCSubcontra16.352audio speaker iconPlay 
C1C͵ or ͵C or CCContra32.703audio speaker iconPlay 
C2CGreat65.406Low C, cello C, 8' C (see organ pipe length)audio speaker iconPlay 
C3cSmall130.8134' C or tenor C (organ), viola Caudio speaker iconPlay 
C4c′One-lined261.626Middle Caudio speaker iconPlay 
C5c′′Two-lined523.251Treble C, high C (written an octave higher for tenor voices)[1]audio speaker iconPlay 
C6c′′′Three-lined1046.502High C (soprano)audio speaker iconPlay 
C7c′′′′Four-lined2093.005Double high Caudio speaker iconPlay 
C8c′′′′′Five-lined4186.009Eighth octave C, triple high Caudio speaker iconPlay 
C9c′′′′′′Six-lined8372.018Quadruple high Caudio speaker iconPlay 
C10c′′′′′′′Seven-lined16744.036Quintuple high Caudio speaker iconPlay 

References
  1. "The Note That Makes Us Weep" by Daniel J. Wakin, The New York Times, September 9, 2007
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