G♭ (musical note)

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G♭ (G-flat) or Sol Bémol is the seventh semitone of the solfege.

It lies a diatonic semitone above F and a chromatic semitone below G, thus being enharmonic to F♯ (F-sharp) or Fa Dièse . However, in some temperaments, it is not the same as G-flat. G♭ is a perfect fifth below D♭, whereas F♯ is a major third above D. Thus G♭ is slightly lower in pitch.

When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of the G♭ semitone is approximately 369.994 Hz. See pitch (music) for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.