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R. Shackleferd
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R. Shackleferd
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02/25/2007 12:14 am
Originally Posted by: musicgu7Hi!

Just learning notation but have run into a slight problem... I though the sharp "#" comes after the note but here (see attached image) I see it before a note... does that not make it a flat instead of a sharp?[/QUOTE]
I'm not very versed in notation myself, but I'm pretty sure accidentals are always placed before the intended note to be sharp, flat, or natural. So sharping the note immediately after the #, would make it an F#, and the note right before the # is uneffected. The notes are grouped close together, so without knowing before or after, I can see where it would be hard to tell to which it belongs. But there should never be a situation that calls for placing an accidental after the intended note or using a sharp to flat the note or vice versa.
[QUOTE=musicgu7]EDIT;
And please correct me if I am wrong... the notes are

B----G-A-B-G----A-D-F#-D----G----E-F#-G-D-----C#

right?

Here's what I read:
|B GABG|A DEF#D|G EF#GD|C#

Oh, and I noticed you are full access, so in case you hadn't seen it, CSchlegel made a reading music tutorial. That links to a latter page explaining accidentals, but he goes into more expansive detail on previous pages. I also really like this site regarding introductory music theory.
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