double flat
Two semitones down
A double flat is a musical notation symbol (𝄫) that lowers a note by two half steps, or one whole step.
It appears in key signatures with many flats or in passages where a note already flatted needs lowering further.
The B double flat sounds the same pitch as A natural.
Occurring by chance
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- enharmonicSonically identical, spelled differently
- key signatureNotation showing tonal center
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
score · sheet music · notation · clef · sight-reading · transposition · concert pitch · ledger line
Moved downward or reduced
- semitoneMinimum Western musical interval
- whole stepTwo-semitone interval
- half stepSmallest Western musical interval
- intonationPitch variation in speech
pitch · tuning · interval · descending · chromatic · altered · frequency
Study of musical principles
- chromatic scaleAll semitones in order
- key signatureNotation showing tonal center
- accidentalsPitch-modifying notation marks
- tonalRelating to pitch
atonal · modulation · counterpoint · diminished · neapolitan
accidental
Occurring by chance
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- enharmonicSonically identical, spelled differently
- key signatureNotation showing tonal center
staff · score · sheet music · notation · clef · sight-reading · transposition · concert pitch · ledger line · manuscript
lowered
Moved downward or reduced
- semitoneMinimum Western musical interval
- whole stepTwo-semitone interval
- half stepSmallest Western musical interval
intonation · pitch · tuning · interval · descending · chromatic · altered · frequency
music theory
Study of musical principles
- chromatic scaleAll semitones in order
- key signatureNotation showing tonal center
- accidentalsPitch-modifying notation marks
tonal · atonal · modulation · counterpoint · diminished · neapolitan