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Guitar and Bass pitch range map

Guitar and Bass pitch range map

21 - 39 Hz
41 - 78 Hz
82 - 156 Hz
165 - 311 Hz
330 - 622 Hz
659 - 1245 Hz

6-String Guitar

1.
E - Chromatic
EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EBGDAE01234567891011121314151617181920212223

6-String Guitar | Drop D

2.
E - Chromatic
EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯EBGDAD01234567891011121314151617181920212223

7-String Guitar

3.
E - Chromatic
EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭EBGDAEB01234567891011121314151617181920212223

8-String Guitar

4.
E - Chromatic
EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭F♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFEBGDAEBF♯01234567891011121314151617181920212223

4-String Bass

5.
E - Chromatic
GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯GDAE01234567891011121314151617181920212223

5-String Bass

6.
E - Chromatic
GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭GDAEB01234567891011121314151617181920212223

6-String Bass

7.
E - Chromatic
CC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BGG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭CGDAEB01234567891011121314151617181920212223

Some key observations

  • Strings are tuned in perfect fourths except guitar string B and G having a major third.
  • One extra string gives about a third of an octave extra in frequency range.
  • A guitar has at least three full octaves in any key, with some noticeable redundancy.
  • The fundamental frequency range is about 20 to 1200 Hz including bass bottom end.
  • A bass is typically tuned one octave lower than a guitar in standard tuning.
  • For each octave from bottom to top, the frequency is doubled.
21 - 39 Hz
41 - 78 Hz
82 - 156 Hz
165 - 311 Hz
330 - 622 Hz
659 - 1245 Hz

6-String Guitar

1.
E - Chromatic
EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EBGDAE01234567891011121314151617181920212223

6-String Guitar | Drop D

2.
E - Chromatic
EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯EBGDAD01234567891011121314151617181920212223

7-String Guitar

3.
E - Chromatic
EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭EBGDAEB01234567891011121314151617181920212223

8-String Guitar

4.
E - Chromatic
EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭F♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFEBGDAEBF♯01234567891011121314151617181920212223

4-String Bass

5.
E - Chromatic
GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯GDAE01234567891011121314151617181920212223

5-String Bass

6.
E - Chromatic
GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭GDAEB01234567891011121314151617181920212223

6-String Bass

7.
E - Chromatic
CC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BGG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭BCC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭CGDAEB01234567891011121314151617181920212223

Some key observations

  • Strings are tuned in perfect fourths except guitar string B and G having a major third.
  • One extra string gives about a third of an octave extra in frequency range.
  • A guitar has at least three full octaves in any key, with some noticeable redundancy.
  • The fundamental frequency range is about 20 to 1200 Hz including bass bottom end.
  • A bass is typically tuned one octave lower than a guitar in standard tuning.
  • For each octave from bottom to top, the frequency is doubled.