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Accidentals apply to subsequent notes on the same staff position for the remainder of the measure where they occur, unless explicitly changed by another accidental. ... Subsequent notes at the same staff position in the second or later bars are not affected by the accidental carried through with the tied note.
- Do accidentals affect both clefs?
- Does an accidental apply to all octaves?
- Do accidentals carry over?
- Does an accidental apply to the whole bar?
Do accidentals affect both clefs?
No. Each accidental applies only to ONE KEY on the keyboard. Each accidental applies only to one line or space within a staff. If the same key is shown in both clefs, you need an accidental for both.
Does an accidental apply to all octaves?
Accidentals apply within the measure and octave in which they appear, unless canceled by another accidental sign, or tied into a following measure. If a note has an accidental and the note is repeated in a different octave within the same measure, the accidental does not apply to the same note of the different octave.
Do accidentals carry over?
An accidental carries through the bar affecting both the note it immediately precedes and any following notes on the same line or space in the measure. ... Accidentals are not repeated for repeated notes unless one or more different pitches (or rests) intervene.
Does an accidental apply to the whole bar?
The accidental will apply to following notes in the same measure / bar but not after that. If it is needed to cancel the effect before then another accidental (maybe a natural sign) will be required. Oddly, although a sharp or flat in the key signature affects the same note in other octaves, an accidental does not.
