A three-quarter flat is represented by a half flat and a regular flat.

If the same note is played on two instruments at the same time, the lower-pitched one is flat compared to the higher-pitched one.Ī half flat, showing quarter tones, is sometimes shown with a flat with a slash ( ) or a reversed flat sign. In tuning, flat can also mean 'slightly lower in pitch'. The note A flat is shown in musical notation in Figure 1, together with A double flat. The Unicode character '𝄫' 𝄫 (U+1D12B) represents the double flat sign.Ī triple flat can be found, but it is very rare.

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Under twelve tone equal temperament, C flat is the same as, or enharmonically equivalent to, B natural, and G flat is the same as F sharp.ĭouble flats also exist, which look like and lower a note by two semitones, or a whole step. The Unicode character ' ♭' (U+266D) is the flat sign.

In music, flat, or Bemolle, means 'lower in pitch.' In music notation, flat means 'lower in pitch by a semitone (half step),' and has the symbol ( ♭). The note E-flat on the treble clef and bass clef

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