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Flat (music)

In music, flat means lower in pitch. The flat symbol, ♭, indicates that the note to which it is applied is played one chromatic semitone lower. The opposite of flat is sharp, indicating a raising of pitch.

Standards, Pitch change & Flats in key signatures

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Different from
U+0062 b LATIN SMALL LETTER B
See also
U+1D12B 𝄫 MUSICAL SYMBOL DOUBLE FLAT U+1D12C 𝄬 MUSICAL SYMBOL FLAT UP U+1D12D 𝄭 MUSICAL SYMBOL FLAT DOWN U+1D133 𝄳 MUSICAL SYMBOL QUARTER TONE FLAT

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Pitch change

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Flats in key signatures

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Flat (music)

Nodes38
Edges37
Triples5
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
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Flat (music)

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Different from · 1
Flat (music) → U+0062 b LATIN SMALL LETTER B
In Unicode · 1
Flat (music) → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}U+266D ♭ MUSIC FLAT SIGN (♭)
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Flat (music) → U+1D12B 𝄫 MUSICAL SYMBOL DOUBLE FLAT U+1D12C 𝄬 MUSICAL SYMBOL FLAT UP U+1D12D 𝄭 MUSICAL SYMBOL FLAT DOWN U+1D133 𝄳 MUSICAL SYMBOL QUARTER TONE FLAT

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flat note symbol pitch sharp flats key tuning symbols also notation double music may citation needed indicates semitone cents equal

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Flat (music)Different fromU+0062 b LATIN SMALL LETTER B1.00infobox
Flat (music)In Unicode.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}U+266D ♭ MUSIC FLAT SIGN (♭)1.00infobox
Flat (music)See alsoU+1D12B 𝄫 MUSICAL SYMBOL DOUBLE FLAT U+1D12C 𝄬 MUSICAL SYMBOL FLAT UP U+1D12D 𝄭 MUSICAL SYMBOL FLAT DOWN U+1D133 𝄳 MUSICAL SYMBOL QUARTER TONE FLAT1.00infobox
53 equal temperamentinstance ofquadruple flats or beyond may be required in some non-standard tuning systems0.80text
a naturalinstance ofanother accidental0.80text

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