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In musical notation, a natural sign (♮) is an accidental sign used to cancel a flat or sharp from either a preceding note or the key signature.
- What cancels out a flat or a sharp in music?
- What is the rule for sharps and flats?
- Does the accidental go before or after the note?
What cancels out a flat or a sharp in music?
A natural is used to cancel the effect of a flat or sharp. This system of accidentals operates in conjunction with the key signature, whose effect continues throughout an entire piece, unless canceled by another key signature.
What is the rule for sharps and flats?
The order of sharps is F – C – G – D – A – E – B , often remembered by a mnemonic. One common mnemonic for the order of sharps is “Fast Cars Go Dangerously Around Every Bend.” The order of flats is B – E – A – D – G – C – F .
Does the accidental go before or after the note?
Accidental, in music, sign placed immediately to the left of (or above) a note to show that the note must be changed in pitch. A sharp (♯) raises a note by a semitone; a flat (♭) lowers it by a semitone; a natural (♮) restores it to the original pitch.
