Topic I : Understanding the Note Circle
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This document summarizes the basics of musical notes. It explains that there are 7 natural notes (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) that form the foundation of musical language. It also describes the 5 additional notes that use sharps or flats (A#, Bb, etc.) and how these notes are positioned between the natural notes on the note circle. Finally, it defines semitones as the distance between adjacent notes, and tones as two semitones, or whole steps on the note circle.
![Enharmonic Equivalent
The note in between A & B is called A# (A Sharp) or Bb(B Flat)
[These are different names of the same note].
When you’re going up the notes (A to B), generally you use
sharps (A . A #. B).
When you’re going up the notes (B to A), generally you use
sharps (B. Bb. A).](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/understandingthenotecircle-170715053415/85/Topic-I-Understanding-the-Note-Circle-4-320.jpg)
![Things To Be Remember
Between B & C, and between E & F there are no sharps or flats
[This does not mean there is no E # , what it means that E # is F].
When you get to the end of the 12 notes, the cycle repeats.
The notes themselves have a different pitch (how high or low a
note sounds), but the names are the same.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/understandingthenotecircle-170715053415/85/Topic-I-Understanding-the-Note-Circle-7-320.jpg)
Topic I : Understanding the Note Circle
- 1. Understanding the note circle - Biswarup Majumder
- 2. There is a standardized musical language (So that everyone can use and communicate with it easily). The backbone of this musical language is the first seven letters of the English alphabet. These seven notes are called natural notes. A B C D E F G Symbol of Natural Notes
- 3. There are five more notes you need to know about. These are called sharps and flats. To name the five sharp and flat notes, you use one of the natural notes and a sharp or flat symbol.
- 4. Enharmonic Equivalent The note in between A & B is called A# (A Sharp) or Bb(B Flat) [These are different names of the same note]. When you’re going up the notes (A to B), generally you use sharps (A . A #. B). When you’re going up the notes (B to A), generally you use sharps (B. Bb. A).
- 7. Things To Be Remember Between B & C, and between E & F there are no sharps or flats [This does not mean there is no E # , what it means that E # is F]. When you get to the end of the 12 notes, the cycle repeats. The notes themselves have a different pitch (how high or low a note sounds), but the names are the same.
- 8. Tones & Semitones Distance between two notes that are next to each other (in any direction) is called a semitone /half step. Two semitones/half steps make one tone/whole step, which is two steps on the circle in any direction.
- 9. One semitone/half step is equal to one fret. One tone /whole step is equal to two fret. Tones & Semitones on Guitar
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