B (musical note)

Template:Short description Template:Redirect Template:Redirect Template:Stack B, also known as Si, Ti, or, in some European countries, H,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is the seventh note and the twelfth semitone of the fixed-Do solfège. Its enharmonic equivalents are CTemplate:Music (C-flat) and ATemplate:Music (A-double sharp).

When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of Middle B (B₄) is 493.883 Hz.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> See musical pitch for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.

Designation by octaveEdit

Scientific designation	Helmholtz designation	Octave name	Frequency (Hz)	MIDI note number
B₋₁	B͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵B or BBBB	Subsubcontra	{{#expr:440 * 2^((11-69)/12) round 3}}	11
B₀	B͵͵ or ͵͵B or BBB	Subcontra	{{#expr:440 * 2^((23-69)/12) round 3}}	23
B₁	B͵ or ͵B or BB	Contra	{{#expr:440 * 2^((35-69)/12) round 3}}	35
B₂	B	Great	{{#expr:440 * 2^((47-69)/12) round 3}}	47
B₃	b	Small	{{#expr:440 * 2^((59-69)/12) round 3}}	59
B₄	bTemplate:Prime	One-lined	{{#expr:440 * 2^((71-69)/12) round 3}}	71
B₅	bTemplate:Prime Template:Prime	Two-lined	{{#expr:440 * 2^((83-69)/12) round 3}}	83
B₆	bTemplate:Prime Template:Prime Template:Prime	Three-lined	{{#expr:440 * 2^((95-69)/12) round 3}}	95
B₇	bTemplate:Prime Template:Prime Template:Prime Template:Prime	Four-lined	{{#expr:440 * 2^((107-69)/12) round 3}}	107
B₈	bTemplate:Prime Template:Prime Template:Prime Template:Prime Template:Prime	Five-lined	{{#expr:440 * 2^((119-69)/12) round 3}}	119
B₉	bTemplate:Prime Template:Prime Template:Prime Template:Prime Template:Prime Template:Prime	Six-lined	{{#expr:440 * 2^((131-69)/12) round 3}}	N/A
B₁₀	bTemplate:Prime Template:Prime Template:Prime Template:Prime Template:Prime Template:Prime Template:Prime	Seven-lined	{{#expr:440 * 2^((143-69)/12) round 3}}	N/A

ScalesEdit

Variation of meaning by geographical regionEdit

The referent of the musical note B varies by location.Template:Citation needed See Template:Format link for a discussion on other differences in letter naming of the notes.

In the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the Netherlands, as described above, B usually refers to the note a semitone below C, while B-flat refers to the note a whole tone below C.Template:Citation needed

However, in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe, and Scandinavia, the label B is sometimes used for what, above, is called B-flat, and the note a semitone below C is called H. This makes possible certain spellings which are otherwise impossible, such as the BACH motif and the DSCH motif (the latter of which also uses the "S" name for what in Anglophone would be E-flat).Template:Citation needed

ReferencesEdit

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B (musical note)

Contents

Designation by octaveEdit

ScalesEdit

Common scales beginning on BEdit

Diatonic scalesEdit

Jazz melodic minorEdit

Variation of meaning by geographical regionEdit

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit