Piano note
D6 Piano Note Frequency
D6 is key 66 of the 88 on a standard piano, with a frequency of 1174.66 Hz when the piano is tuned to A4 = 440 Hz.
1174.66 Hz
D6 at a glance
- Frequency (A4 = 440 Hz)
- 1174.66 Hz
- At A4 = 442 Hz
- 1180.00 Hz
- At A4 = 432 Hz
- 1153.30 Hz
- Piano key number
- 66 / 88
- MIDI note number
- 86
- Octave
- 6
- Key colour
- White key
- Wavelength in air
- 29.2 cm
- Period (one vibration)
- 0.851 ms
- Register
- Treble
Wavelength assumes sound travels at 343 m/s (air at about 20 °C).
About this part of the keyboard
In the treble each note has three short plain steel strings. Short, stiff strings react to the smallest movement of the tuning pin, and tuners set these notes slightly sharp of the theoretical frequency so the octaves sound clean.
Neighbouring keys
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