Major Triad Frequencies
Calculator

Inputs

Root (Hz)
261.63

Results

Root (Hz)
261.63
Major third (Hz)
327.0375
Perfect fifth (Hz)
392.445

Music and audio results

Root (Hz)261.63
Major third (Hz)327.0375
Perfect fifth (Hz)392.445

formula-map diagram

Root (Hz)
261.63
Major third (Hz)
327.0375
Perfect fifth (Hz)
392.445

Musical and acoustic relationship

Formula

root : third : fifth = 4 : 5 : 6

= 261.63

Note

This result is a simplified model: it applies the displayed standard formula to the values you entered, assuming twelve-tone equal temperament, a speed of sound of 343 m/s in dry air at 20 °C, an ideal free field with no reflections or air absorption, purely resistive speaker loads and Sabine's diffuse-field assumption. Real rooms, instruments, codecs and amplifiers depart from these idealisations, so measure with proper instruments for critical work.

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