Helmholtz Notation takes a different approach to the problem of differentiation the same note between different octaves. On the bass clef, middle C is the first ledger line above the stave. On the treble clef, this is the first ledger line below the stave. Which brings us to: Middle C is written as C4 in scientific pitch notation. Here is a quick example of how different octaves of C correspond to the treble and bass clef with Scientific Pitch Notation: The notes C using Scientific Pitch Notation. The system runs from C0 up to Eb10, which tends to be the highest note most people can hear. Every time we move from B to C, we go up an octave, for example:Ĭ0 D0 E0 F0 G0 A0 B0 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 B1 C2 etc When we look at the next C an octave higher, that is denoted as C1. Scientific Pitch Notation gives us a way to refer to specific pitches with an octave.įor example, the lowest note that a human being can audibly perceive is C0.
It’s yet another musical term that can be referred to by several different names. Scientific Pitch Notation, sometimes abbreviated to ‘SPN’, is sometimes also known as American Scientific Pitch Notation, or International Pitch Notation. Let’s take a quick look at them: What is Scientific Pitch Notation? Scientific Pitch Notation is more popular (and useful) than Helmholtz Notation, but I’ve included both so that you can understand both systems. It would involve memorising an awful lot of frequencies and would not translate well to other tuning systems.įortunately, there are two main systems for doing this, Helmholtz Notation, and Scientific Pitch Notation. One possible method would be to refer to these different octaves by their frequency, however, this would be quite difficult. So the next question is, when talking about notes, how do we distinguish between C notes in two different octaves? You can also see that (on guitar) C can exist in 4 different octaves. The following tab shows where all the C notes are on a guitar: These are all the ways we can play the note C on guitar.Īs you can see from the above diagram, there are 12 different ways you play the note C. However, if you’ve been learning where the notes are on guitar strings, you’ll know that you can play, for example, the C note in multiple places on the guitar (or on any instrument).
Here is an examples of the notes A through to G written out on the treble clef: All the notes between A and G# on guitar. In music, we deal with the notes A through to G, and their accidentals.
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So let’s briefly talk about how the guitar works, what middle C actually is and how different software for guitar players handle middle C. This isn’t helped by the fact that different software manufacturers label middle C differently. There can be some confusion and contradictory advice on playing middle C on guitar. Here is middle C written on treble and bass clefs: The two notes here are both middle C. It is referred to as C4 using Scientific Pitch Notation (more on this below). Middle C is a note with frequency of 261.625565 Hz (under A=440Hz concert tuning, which is what most Western Music works to).
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Now let’s get into what middle C is, some of the confusions around it, how we notate it and how different music software such as Guitar Pro, MuseScore and Logic Pro handle middle C.
This is the 5 ways you can play middle C on guitar. There are five ways you can play middle C on guitar: There is a short answer and a long answer to this question.
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