Editing Musical note (section)

=== 12-tone chromatic scale ===
Assuming [[enharmonic]]ity, accidentals can create pitch equivalences between different notes (e.g. the note B{{music|sharp}} represents the same pitch as the note C). Thus, a 12-note [[chromatic scale]] adds 5 pitch classes in addition to the 7 lettered pitch classes.

The following chart lists names used in different countries for the 12 pitch classes of a [[chromatic scale]] built on C. Their corresponding symbols are in parentheses. Differences between German and English notation are highlighted in '''bold''' typeface. Although the English and Dutch names are different, the corresponding symbols are identical.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Chromatic scale note naming conventions of various languages and countries
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left" | English
| rowspan="2" |C || C [[Sharp (music)|sharp]]<br> (C[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |D || D sharp<br> (D{{music|sharp}}) || rowspan="2" |E || rowspan="2" |F || F sharp<br> (F{{music|sharp}}) || rowspan="2" |G || G sharp<br> (G{{music|sharp}}) || rowspan="2" |A || A sharp<br> (A{{music|sharp}}) || rowspan="2" |'''B'''
|-
| D [[Flat (music)|flat]]<br> (D[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || E flat<br> (E{{music|flat}}) || G flat<br> (G{{music|flat}}) || A flat<br> (A{{music|flat}}) || '''B flat<br> (B{{music|flat}})'''
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left" | German<ref name="is">''-is'' = [[Sharp (music)|sharp]]; ''-es'' (after consonant) and ''-s'' (after vowel) = [[Flat (music)|flat]]</ref>{{NoteTag|used in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden.}}
| rowspan="2" |C || Cis<br> (C[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |D || Dis<br> (D[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |E || rowspan="2" |F || Fis<br> (F[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |G || Gis<br> (G[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |A || Ais<br> (A[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |'''H'''
|-
| Des<br> (D[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || Es<br> (E[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || Ges<br> (G[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || As<br> (A[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || '''B'''
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left" | Swedish compromise<ref name="iss">''-iss'' = [[Sharp (music)|sharp]]; ''-ess'' (after consonant) and ''-ss'' (after vowel) = [[Flat (music)|flat]]</ref>
| rowspan="2" |C || Ciss<br> (C[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |D || Diss<br> (D[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |E || rowspan="2" |F || Fiss<br> (F[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |G || Giss<br> (G[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |A || Aiss<br> (A[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |'''H'''
|-
| Dess<br> (D[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || Ess<br> (E[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || Gess<br> (G[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || Ass<br> (A[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || '''Bess<br> (B{{music|flat}})'''
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left" | Dutch<ref name="is" />{{NoteTag|used in the Netherlands, and sometimes in Scandinavia after the 1990s, and Indonesia.}}
| rowspan="2" |C || Cis<br> (C[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |D || Dis<br> (D[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |E || rowspan="2" |F || Fis<br> (F[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |G || Gis<br> (G[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |A || Ais<br> (A[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |B
|-
| Des<br> (D[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || Es<br> (E[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || Ges<br> (G[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || As<br> (A[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || Bes<br> (B[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]])
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left" | Romance languages<ref>''diesis'' = [[Sharp (music)|sharp]]; ''bemolle'' = [[Flat (music)|flat]]</ref>{{NoteTag|used in Italy (''diesis''/''bemolle'' are Italian spellings), France, Spain, Romania, Russia, Latin America, Greece, Israel, Turkey, Latvia and many other countries.}}
| rowspan="2" |do|| do diesis<br> (do[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |re || re diesis<br> (re[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |mi || rowspan="2" |fa || fa diesis<br> (fa[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |sol || sol diesis<br> (sol[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |la || la diesis<br> (la[[Sharp (music)|{{music|sharp}}]]) || rowspan="2" |si
|-
| re bemolle<br> (re[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || mi bemolle<br> (mi[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || sol bemolle<br> (sol[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || la bemolle<br> (la[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]]) || si bemolle<br> (si[[Flat (music)|{{music|flat}}]])
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left" | [[Byzantine music|Byzantine]]<ref>''diesis'' (or ''diez'') = [[Sharp (music)|sharp]]; ''hyphesis'' = [[Flat (music)|flat]]</ref>
| rowspan="2" |Ni || Ni diesis || rowspan="2" |Pa || Pa diesis || rowspan="2" |Vu || rowspan="2" |Ga || Ga diesis || rowspan="2" |Di || Di diesis || rowspan="2" |Ke || Ke diesis || rowspan="2" |Zo
|-
| Pa hyphesis || Vu hyphesis || Di hyphesis || Ke hyphesis || Zo hyphesis
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left" | Japanese<ref>{{lang|ja|嬰}} (''ei'') = {{Music|sharp}} ([[Sharp (music)|sharp]]); {{lang|ja|変}} (hen) = {{Music|flat}} ([[Flat (music)|flat]])</ref>
| rowspan="2" | Ha ({{lang|ja|ハ}}) || Ei-ha<br> ({{lang|ja|嬰ハ}}) || rowspan="2" | Ni ({{lang|ja|ニ}}) || Ei-ni<br> ({{lang|ja|嬰ニ}}) || rowspan="2" | Ho ({{lang|ja|ホ}}) || rowspan="2" | He ({{lang|ja|ヘ}}) || Ei-he<br> ({{lang|ja|嬰へ}}) || rowspan="2" | To ({{lang|ja|ト}}) || Ei-to<br> ({{lang|ja|嬰ト}}) || rowspan="2" | I ({{lang|ja|イ}}) || Ei-i<br> ({{lang|ja|嬰イ}}) || rowspan="2" | Ro ({{lang|ja|ロ}})
|-
| Hen-ni<br> ({{lang|ja|変ニ}}) || Hen-ho<br> ({{lang|ja|変ホ}}) || Hen-to<br> ({{lang|ja|変ト}}) || Hen-i<br> ({{lang|ja|変イ}}) || Hen-ro<br> ({{lang|ja|変ロ}})
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani]] [[Languages of India|Indian]]<ref>According to [[Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande|Bhatkhande]] Notation. {{lang|hi-Latn|Tivra}} = {{Music|sharp}} ([[Sharp (music)|sharp]]); {{lang|hi-Latn|Komal}} = {{Music|flat}} ([[flat (music)|flat]])</ref>
| Sa<br> ({{lang|sa|सा}}) || Re Komal<br> ({{lang|sa|रे॒}}) || Re<br> ({{lang|sa|रे}}) || Ga Komal<br> ({{lang|sa|ग॒}}) || Ga<br> ({{lang|sa|ग}}) || Ma<br> ({{lang|sa|म}}) || Ma {{lang|hi-Latn|Tivra}}<br> ({{lang|sa|म॑}}) || Pa<br> ({{lang|sa|प}}) || Dha Komal<br> ({{lang|sa|ध॒}}) || Dha<br> ({{lang|sa|ध}}) || Ni Komal<br> ({{lang|sa|नि॒}}) || Ni<br> ({{lang|sa|नि}})
|-
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left" | [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] Indian
| rowspan="2" |Sa || rowspan="2" |Shuddha Ri (R1) || Chatushruti Ri (R2) || Sadharana Ga (G2) || rowspan="2" |Antara Ga (G3) || rowspan="2" |Shuddha Ma (M1) || rowspan="2" |Prati Ma (M2) || rowspan="2" |Pa || rowspan="2" |Shuddha Dha (D1) || Chatushruti Dha (D2) || Kaisika Ni (N2) || rowspan="2" |Kakali Ni (N3)
|-
| Shuddha Ga (G1) || Shatshruti Ri (R3) || Shuddha Ni (N1) || Shatshruti Dha (D3)
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Music of Bengal|Bengali]] Indian<ref>According to Akarmatrik Notation (আকারমাত্রিক স্বরলিপি). Kôṛi = {{Music|sharp}} ([[Sharp (music)|sharp]]); Komôl = {{Music|flat}} ([[flat (music)|flat]])</ref>
| Sa<br> ({{lang|bn|সা}}) || Komôl Re<br> ({{lang|bn|ঋ}}) || Re<br> ({{lang|bn|রে}}) || Komôl Ga<br> ({{lang|bn|জ্ঞ}}) || Ga<br> ({{lang|bn|গ}}) || Ma<br> ({{lang|bn|ম}}) || Kôṛi Ma<br> ({{lang|bn|হ্ম}}) || Pa<br> ({{lang|bn|প}}) || Komôl Dha<br> ({{lang|bn|দ}}) || Dha<br> ({{lang|bn|ধ}}) || Komôl Ni<br> ({{lang|bn|ণ}}) || Ni<br> ({{lang|bn|নি}})
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