Guqin string 7 — note positions

In standard zhengdiao tuning, string 7 sounds D3 (146.83 Hz) open. It carries 15 common stopped-note positions, from beyond the first hui down to hui 3.6, plus one harmonic on each of the thirteen hui. The table below lists them in full.

Open string 7

Open string — plucked without stopping
PositionJianpuPitchHz
Open低音2D3146.83

Stopped notes · 15 positions

PositionJianpuPitchHz
徽外 低音3E3164.81
十二徽 低音4F3174.61
十徽 低音5G3196.00
九徽 低音6A3220.00
七徽九分 低音7B3246.94
七徽六分 中音1C4261.63
七徽 中音2D4293.67
六徽四分 中音3E4329.63
六徽二分 中音4F4349.23
五徽六分 中音5G4392.00
五徽 中音6A4440.00
四徽六分 中音7B4493.88
四徽四分 高音1C5523.25
四徽 高音2D5587.33
三徽六分 高音3E5659.25

Harmonics · thirteen hui

PositionJianpuPitchHz
一徽 倍高音2D61174.66
二徽 高音6A5880.00
三徽 高音♯4♯F5739.99
四徽 高音2D5587.33
五徽 中音6A4440.00
六徽 高音♯4♯F5739.99
七徽 中音2D4293.67
八徽 高音♯4♯F5739.99
九徽 中音6A4440.00
十徽 高音2D5587.33
十一徽 高音♯4♯F5739.99
十二徽 高音6A5880.00
十三徽 倍高音2D61174.66

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The positions and tuning in this table were checked note by note by guqin artist Youdi Wang. To actually hear and play them, open the virtual guqin — nothing to install.