Alto saxophone frequencies

Given that an alto saxophone's low Bb is 138.59 Hz, and high F# is 880.00 Hz, please list the frequency of every alto saxophone note from low Bb fo high F#.

The alto saxophone notes from low B♭ to high F♯ span two and a half octaves. Each octave doubles the frequency, and each note in the scale is a specific interval from the others, with a corresponding frequency ratio. Here's the frequency for each note:

  1. Low B♭: 138.59 Hz
  2. Low B: 146.83 Hz (B♭ to B is a major second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  3. Low C: 155.56 Hz (B to C is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  4. Low C♯/D♭: 164.81 Hz (C to C♯/D♭ is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  5. Low D: 174.61 Hz (C♯/D♭ to D is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  6. Low D♯/E♭: 184.99 Hz (D to D♯/E♭ is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  7. Low E: 195.99 Hz (D♯/E♭ to E is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  8. Low F: 207.65 Hz (E to F is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  9. Low F♯/G♭: 220.00 Hz (F to F♯/G♭ is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  10. Low G: 233.08 Hz (F♯/G♭ to G is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  11. Low G♯/A♭: 246.94 Hz (G to G♯/A♭ is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  12. Low A: 261.63 Hz (G♯/A♭ to A is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  13. Low A♯/B♭: 277.18 Hz (A to A♯/B♭ is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  14. Middle B: 293.66 Hz (A♯/B♭ to B is a major second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  15. Middle C: 311.13 Hz (B to C is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  16. Middle C♯/D♭: 329.63 Hz (C to C♯/D♭ is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  17. Middle D: 349.23 Hz (C♯/D♭ to D is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  18. Middle D♯/E♭: 369.99 Hz (D to D♯/E♭ is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  19. Middle E: 392.00 Hz (D♯/E♭ to E is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  20. Middle F: 415.30 Hz (E to F is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  21. Middle F♯/G♭: 440.00 Hz (F to F♯/G♭ is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  22. Middle G: 466.16 Hz (F♯/G♭ to G is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  23. Middle G♯/A♭: 493.88 Hz (G to G♯/A♭ is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  24. Middle A: 523.25 Hz (G♯/A♭ to A is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  25. Middle A♯/B♭: 554.37 Hz (A to A♯/B♭ is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  26. High B: 587.33 Hz (A♯/B♭ to B is a major second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  27. High C: 622.25 Hz (B to C is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  28. High C♯/D♭: 659.26 Hz (C to C♯/D♭ is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  29. High D: 698.46 Hz (C♯/D♭ to D is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  30. High D♯/E♭: 739.99 Hz (D to D♯/E♭ is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  31. High E: 783.99 Hz (D♯/E♭ to E is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  32. High F: 830.61 Hz (E to F is a minor second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)
  33. High F♯: 880.00 Hz (F to F♯ is a major second, ratio ≈ 1.0595)

Note: The ratios used for calculating the frequency of each note are approximate. The actual frequencies may vary slightly due to the complexities of musical tuning systems and the unique characteristics of individual instruments.

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