528 Hz — the “love frequency”: listen, facts, comparisons

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Tap an example to play it, and again to pause. 528 Hz is about 16 cents above the standard C (523.3 Hz): close, but you can hear it when one follows the other.

About 528 Hz

528 Hz is the best known of the Solfeggio frequencies, often called the “love frequency” or the “miracle tone”. In music it is a slightly sharp C: the standard C an octave above middle C is 523.3 Hz.

It sounds bright and clear, and many people use it for meditation. That is reason enough to enjoy it; the healing claims around it are not backed by evidence.

Facts that often get mixed up

The Solfeggio frequencies are modern. The core six were popularised in the 1990s by Leonard Horowitz, who credits Joseph Puleo with finding them; medieval chant had no fixed pitch in hertz.
Claims that 528 Hz repairs DNA have no support: sound at listening levels cannot change DNA.
One small study (2018, nine adults) found lower stress hormones after 528 Hz music than after 440 Hz music. It is a single, tiny experiment, not proof.
528 Hz is not a standard note: it is a C about 16 cents sharp, or exactly C if you tune A to 444 Hz.

	528 Hz	C at standard pitch	A at standard pitch
What it is	One of the nine Solfeggio frequencies, called the “love frequency”	The note C an octave above middle C (C5)	The note A above middle C, the tuning standard
Pitch	528 Hz	523.3 Hz	440 Hz
Against standard C	About 16 cents sharp: a slightly high C	—	—
Against 440 Hz	Exactly 6:5, a pure minor third above	An equal-tempered minor third above	—
The tuning that makes it C	A = 444 Hz	A = 440 Hz	—

What is 528 Hz?

A pure tone at 528 vibrations per second, one of the nine Solfeggio frequencies. Musically it sits just above the note C.

Does 528 Hz repair DNA?

No. That claim comes from popular books, not from research, and sound at listening levels cannot change DNA.

Is there any study on 528 Hz?

A small 2018 study of nine adults found lower stress hormones after 528 Hz music. It is one tiny experiment, so treat it as a curiosity, not proof.

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