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List of musical scales and modes Name Image Sound Degrees Intervals Integer notation # of pitch classes Lower tetrachord Upper tetrachord Use of key signature usual or unusual ; 15 equal temperament
Although B major is usually considered a remote key (due to its distance from C major in the circle of fifths and fairly large number of sharps), Frédéric Chopin regarded its scale as the easiest of all to play on the piano, as its black notes fit the natural positions of the fingers well; as a consequence he often assigned it first to beginning piano students, leaving the scale of C major ...
B, also known as Si, Ti, or, in some European countries, H, [1] is the seventh note and the twelfth semitone of the fixed-Do solfège. Its enharmonic equivalents are C ♭ (C-flat) and A (A-double sharp). When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of Middle B (B 4) is 493.883 Hz. [2]
Scales are typically listed from low to high pitch. Most scales are octave-repeating, meaning their pattern of notes is the same in every octave (the Bohlen–Pierce scale is one exception). An octave-repeating scale can be represented as a circular arrangement of pitch classes, ordered by increasing (or decreasing) pitch class.
In most cases, a sharp raises the pitch of a note one semitone while a flat lowers it one semitone. A natural is used to cancel the effect of a flat or sharp. This system of accidentals operates in conjunction with the key signature, whose effect continues throughout an entire piece, or until another key signature is indicated.
The sharp symbol, ♯, indicates that the note to which the symbol is applied is played one semitone higher. The opposite of sharp is flat, indicating a lowering of pitch. The ♯ symbol derives from a square form of the letter b (see History of notation of accidentals for more information).
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Double Drop B – B-F ♯-B-E-G ♯-B / B-G ♭-B-E-A ♭-B/ One and one half steps down from Drop D. Used by Aaron Turner of Isis and used by Sevendust on the song "Separate". Double Drop A ♯ /Drop B ♭ – A ♯-F-A ♯-D ♯-G-A ♯ / B ♭-F-B ♭-E ♭-G-B ♭ Two full steps down from Drop D. Double Drop A – A-E-A-D-F ♯-A / A-E-A-D ...