Notes/Pitch Scales Score/Notation
List of the symbols often found in musical scores, complete with their meanings.
Sym | HTML | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | ♭ | Flat | Reduce note frequency by half a tone |
![]() | ♮ | Natural | Note uses default frequency |
![]() | ♯ | Sharp | Increase note frequency by half a tone |
![]() | 𝄞 | Treble Clef | Bottom score line = E4 |
![]() | 𝄢 | Base Clef | Top score line = A3 |
![]() | 𝄡 | C Clef | Middle of clef indicates C4 |
![]() | 𝅝 | Semibreve dot | 1 1/2 length note |
![]() | 𝅝 | Semibreve | Full length note |
![]() | 𝅗𝅥 | Minim dot | 3/4 length note |
![]() | 𝅗𝅥 | Minim | 1/2 length note |
![]() | 𝅘𝅥. | Crotchet dot | 3/8 length note |
![]() | 𝅗𝅥 | Crotchet | 1/4 length note |
![]() | 𝅘𝅥 | Quaver dot | 3/16 length note |
![]() | 𝅗𝅥 | Quaver | 1/8 length note |
![]() | 𝅘𝅥 | Semi-Quaver dot | 3/32 length note |
![]() | 𝅗𝅥 | Semi-Quaver | 1/16 length note |
![]() | 𝅘𝅥 | Demi-Semi-Quaver dot | 3/64 length note |
![]() | 𝅗𝅥 | Demi-Semi-Quaver | 1/32 length note |
![]() | 𝅘𝅥 | Hemi-Demi-Semi-Quaver dot | 3/128 length note |
![]() | 𝅗𝅥 | Hemi-Demi-Semi-Quaver | 1/64 length note |
![]() | 𝅘𝅥 | Semi-Hemi-Demi-Semi-Quaver dot | 3/256 length note |
![]() | 𝅗𝅥 | Semi-Hemi-Demi-Semi-Quaver | 1/128 length note |
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