G, also called Sol or So, is the fifth note of the fixed-do solfège starting on C.
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It is the fifth note and the eighth semitone of the solfège. As such it is the dominant, a perfect fifth above C or perfect fourth below C.
When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of middle G (G4) note is approximately 391.995Hz. See pitch for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.
It has enharmonic equivalents of F (F-double sharp) and A (A-double flat).
Scientific designation | Helmholtz designation | Octave name | Frequency (Hz) |
---|---|---|---|
G−1 | G͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵G or GGGG | Subsubcontra | 12.25 |
G0 | G͵͵ or ͵͵G or GGG | Subcontra | 24.5 |
G1 | G͵ or ͵G or GG | Contra | 48.999 |
G2 | G | Great | 97.999 |
G3 | g | Small | 195.998 |
G4 | g′ | One-lined | 391.995 |
G5 | g′′ | Two-lined | 783.991 |
G6 | g′′′ | Three-lined | 1567.982 |
G7 | g′′′′ | Four-lined | 3135.963 |
G8 | g′′′′′ | Five-lined | 6271.927 |
G9 | g′′′′′′ | Six-lined | 12543.854 |
G10 | g′′′′′′′ | Seven-lined | 25087.708 |
It is the first note of the 2006 song "Welcome to the Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance, which made the note a meme.
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