2/4: Notes

Note Names

The 12-notes can be divided into two groups: 7 naturals & 5 accidentals.

Naturals

There are 7 natural notes in total. Natural notes are usually represented by a letter: 'A, B, C, D, E, F, G', or by their 'Solfa' name: 'Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti'.

Numbers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Letters
C
C♯
D
D♯
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
A♯
B
Solfa
Do
 
Re
 
Mi
Fa
 
Sol
 
La
 
Ti

Accidentals

There are 5 accidental notes in total. Each accidental have two names, sharp or flat, which is derived from its neighboring natural notes.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Sharps

When an accidental note is attributed to its lower neighbor note (on its left), it will get that neighbor's name with a sharp sign '♯':

C
C♯
D
D♯
E
F
F♯
G
G♯
A
A♯
B
C

Flats

When an accidental note is attributed to its higher neighbor note (on its right), it will get that neighbor's name with a flat sign '♭':

C
D♭
D
E♭
E
F
G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
C
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