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  • accidental

    …it by a semitone; a natural (♮) restores it to the original pitch. Double sharps (×) and double flats (♭♭) indicate that the note is raised or lowered by two semitones. Sharps or flats that are placed at the beginning of a musical staff, called a key signature, indicate the…

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    …it by a semitone; a natural (♮) restores it to the original pitch. Double sharps (×) and double flats (♭♭) indicate that the note is raised or lowered by two semitones. Sharps or flats that are placed at the beginning of a musical staff, called a key signature, indicate the…

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  • Music notation
    List of Musical Symbols
    / Natural

    A natural restores a note to its original pitch after a sharp or flat has been applied.

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    A natural restores a note to its original pitch after a sharp or flat has been applied.

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