diff --git a/friture/spectrum.py b/friture/spectrum.py
index 6e93f553..bc7a1982 100644
--- a/friture/spectrum.py
+++ b/friture/spectrum.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def handle_new_data(self, floatdata):
             # likely to correspond to a fundamental frequency.
             harmonic_products = self.harmonic_product_spectrum(sp1)
             pitch_idx = argmax(harmonic_products)
-            fpitch = self.freq[pitch_idx]
+            fpitch = max(self.freq[pitch_idx], 1e-20)
 
             self.PlotZoneSpect.setdata(self.freq, dB_spectrogram, fmax, fpitch)
 
diff --git a/friture/spectrumPlotWidget.py b/friture/spectrumPlotWidget.py
index d1841fba..bf1a4e09 100644
--- a/friture/spectrumPlotWidget.py
+++ b/friture/spectrumPlotWidget.py
@@ -137,6 +137,18 @@ def set_baseline_displayUnits(self, baseline):
     def set_baseline_dataUnits(self, baseline):
         self._baseline = Baseline.DATA_ZERO
 
+
+    def freq_to_note(self, freq: float) -> str:
+        if freq == 0:
+            return ""
+        # number of semitones from C4
+        # A4 = 440Hz and is 9 semitones above C4
+        semitone = round(np.log2(freq/440) * 12) + 9
+        octave = int(np.floor(semitone / 12)) + 4
+        notes = ["C", "C#", "D", "D#", "E", "F", "F#", "G", "G#", "A", "A#", "B"]
+        return f'{notes[semitone % 12]}{octave}'
+
+
     def setdata(self, x, y, fmax, fpitch):
         if not self.paused:
             if fmax < 2e2:
@@ -145,7 +157,7 @@ def setdata(self, x, y, fmax, fpitch):
                 text = "%d Hz" % (np.rint(fmax))
             self._spectrum_data.setFmax(text, self.normHorizontalScaleTransform.toScreen(fmax))
             self._spectrum_data.setFpitch(
-                    f'{int(fpitch)} Hz',
+                    f'{int(fpitch)} Hz ({self.freq_to_note(fpitch)})',
                     self.normHorizontalScaleTransform.toScreen(fpitch)
             )