Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In music we play notes. There are 12 notes in music, and this is the same for guitar, piano, trumpet, singing or any other (western) instrument you can think of! The 12 notes are made up of 7 natural notes A B C D E F G and 5 accidentals (notes between the natural notes, for example C# goes between C and D). Don't worry too much about this, for now, just learn that we have the following 12 notes in music.
A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#
We write accidentals out in one of two ways: sharps '#' or flats 'b'. Sharp means 'one higher' and flat means 'one lower'. So, a C# sounds exactly the same as a Db (as they both refer to the note between C and D). It's also really important to remember that there is no note between E & F or between B & C. Again, don't worry about the reasons for this, just make a note of it!
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In music we play notes. There are 12 notes in music, and this is the same for guitar, piano, trumpet, singing or any other (western) instrument you can think of! The 12 notes are made up of 7 natural notes A B C D E F G and 5 accidentals (notes between the natural notes, for example C# goes between C and D). Don't worry too much about this, for now, just learn that we have the following 12 notes in music.
A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#
We write accidentals out in one of two ways: sharps '#' or flats 'b'. Sharp means 'one higher' and flat means 'one lower'. So, a C# sounds exactly the same as a Db (as they both refer to the note between C and D). It's also really important to remember that there is no note between E & F or between B & C. Again, don't worry about the reasons for this, just make a note of it!
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