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What pitch is B?

When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of the B♭ above middle C is approximately 466.164 Hz.

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B♭ (B-flat) is the eleventh step of the Western chromatic scale (starting from C). It lies a diatonic semitone above A and a chromatic semitone below B, thus being enharmonic to A♯, even though in some musical tunings, B♭ will have a different sounding pitch than A♯. B-flat is also enharmonic to C (C-double flat). When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of the B♭ above middle C is approximately 466.164 Hz. See pitch (music) for a discussion of historical variations in frequency. While orchestras tune to an A provided by the oboist, wind ensembles usually tune to a B-flat provided by a tuba, horn, or clarinet. In Germany, Russia, Poland and Scandinavia, this pitch is designated B, with 'H' used to designate the B-natural. Since the 1990s, B-flat is often denoted Bb or "Bess" instead of B in Swedish music textbooks. Natural B is called B by Swedish jazz and pop musicians, but still denoted H in classical music. See B (musical note) and Musical note#Note names and their history for explanations.

Designation by octave [ edit ]

Scientific designation Helmholtz designation Octave name Frequency (Hz) B ♭ −1 B ♭ ͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵B ♭ or BBBB ♭ Subsubcontra 14.568 B ♭ 0 B ♭ ͵͵ or ͵͵B ♭ or BBB ♭ Subcontra 29.135 B ♭ 1 B ♭ ͵ or ͵B ♭ or BB ♭ Contra 58.27 B ♭ 2 B ♭ Great 116.541 B ♭ 3 b ♭ Small 233.082 B ♭ 4 b ♭ ′ One-lined 466.164 B ♭ 5 b ♭ ′′ Two-lined 932.328 B ♭ 6 b ♭ ′′′ Three-lined 1864.655 B ♭ 7 b ♭ ′′′′ Four-lined 3729.31 B ♭ 8 b ♭ ′′′′′ Five-lined 7458.62 B ♭ 9 b ♭ ′′′′′′ Six-lined 14917.24 B ♭ 10 b ♭ ′′′′′′′ Seven-lined 29834.481

Scales [ edit ]

Common scales beginning on B ♭ [ edit ]

B-flat major: B ♭ C D E ♭ F G A B ♭ C D E F G A B B-flat natural minor: B ♭ C D ♭ E ♭ F G ♭ A ♭ B ♭ C D E F G A B B-flat harmonic minor: B ♭ C D ♭ E ♭ F G ♭ A B ♭ C D E F G A B B-flat melodic minor ascending: B ♭ C D ♭ E ♭ F G A B ♭ C D E F G A B B-flat melodic minor descending: B ♭ A ♭ G ♭ F E ♭ D ♭ C B ♭

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B ♭ Ionian: B ♭ C D E ♭ F G A B ♭ Ionian: B C D E F G A B B ♭ Dorian: B ♭ C D ♭ E ♭ F G A ♭ B ♭ Dorian: B C D E F G A B B ♭ Phrygian: B ♭ C ♭ D ♭ E ♭ F G ♭ A ♭ B ♭ Phrygian: B C D E F G A B B ♭ Lydian: B ♭ C D E F G A B ♭ Lydian: B C D E F G A B B ♭ Mixolydian: B ♭ C D E ♭ F G A ♭ B ♭ Mixolydian: B C D E F G A B B ♭ Aeolian: B ♭ C D ♭ E ♭ F G ♭ A ♭ B ♭ Aeolian: B C D E F G A B B ♭ Locrian: B ♭ C ♭ D ♭ E ♭ F ♭ G ♭ A ♭ B ♭ B ♭ ascending melodic minor: B ♭ C D ♭ E ♭ F G A B ♭ ascending melodic minor: B C D E F G A B B ♭ Dorian ♭2: B ♭ C ♭ D ♭ E ♭ F G A ♭ B ♭ Dorian ♭2: B C D E F G A B B ♭ Lydian augmented: B ♭ C D E F ♯ G A B ♭ Lydian augmented: B C D E F G A B B ♭ Lydian dominant: B ♭ C D E F G A ♭ B ♭ Lydian dominant: B C D E F G A B B ♭ Mixolydian ♭6: B ♭ C D E ♭ F G ♭ A ♭ B ♭ Mixolydian ♭6: B C D E F G A B B ♭ Locrian ♮2: B ♭ C D ♭ E ♭ F ♭ G ♭ A ♭ B ♭ Locrian ♮2: B C D E F G A B B ♭ altered: B ♭ C ♭ D ♭ E ♭ G ♭ A ♭ B ♭

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