In music what is a note if it is neither sharp nor flat?
Natural (music) Natural (music) In music theory, a natural is an accidental which cancels previous accidentals and represents the unaltered pitch of a note. A note is natural when it is neither flat () nor sharp () (nor double-flat nor double-sharp ). Natural notes are the notes A, B, C, D, E, F, and G represented by the white keys on the keyboard of a piano or organ. On a modern concert harp, the middle position of the seven pedals that alter the tuning of the strings gives the natural pitch for each string. The scale of C major is sometimes regarded
Flat (music) }</score> Although very uncommon, a triple flat () can sometimes be found. It lowers a note three semitones. Flat (music) In music, flat or bemolle (Italian: "soft B") means "lower in pitch". More specifically, in musical notation, flat means "lower in pitch by one semitone (half step)". Flat is the opposite of sharp, which is a raising of pitch. In music notation, the flat symbol, , derived from a stylised lowercase ""b"", lowers a note by a half step (semitone). For instance, the music below has a key signature with three flats (indicating either E major or C minor) and