Natural (music)

Like all accidental markings, the natural symbol is written to the left of the note head and applies to subsequent notes of the same pitch through the remainder of the measure. :{ \omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c'' { b!1 }} A note marked with a natural sign can be changed to a flat or sharp by simply applying the new accidental. :{ \omit Score.TimeSignature \key c \major \time 4/4 b'!2 bes' b'! bis'} A natural sign () cancels a flat or sharp from a previous note or key signature. :{ \omit Score.TimeSignature \key aes \major s8^"" \bar "||" \key f \major s^""} :{ \omit Score.TimeSignature \key e \major s8^"" \bar "||" \key g \major s^""} Sometimes these cancelling naturals at a key change are omitted, but they must be used if the new key has no sharps or flats. :\relative c' { \omit Score.TimeSignature \set Staff.printKeyCancellation = ##f \key aes \major s8^"" \bar "||" \key f \major s^"" \bar "||" \key e \major s^"" \bar "||" \key c \major s^"" } ==Double natural==

A double natural is a symbol that has two naturals (♮♮). It may be used to cancel a double flat or double sharp, but in modern notation a single natural sign (♮) is acceptable. : { \omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c'' { beses2_"Older Practice" \tweak Accidental.restore-first ##t b bisis \tweak Accidental.restore-first ##t b beses_"Modern Practice" b bisis b } } Similarly, a double flat or double sharp can be changed to a single flat or sharp with a simple ♭ or ♯, but older notation may use ♮♭, ♭♮, ♮♯ or ♯♮ instead. Triple sharps and triple flats are extremely rare, but may be canceled using the same notation options. When changing a flat to a sharp or vice-versa, the combined symbols ♮♯ or ♮♭ can be used. : { \omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c'' { beses2_"Older Practice" bes bisis bis \accidentalStyle modern beses_"Modern Practice" bes bisis bis } } ==Unicode==

The Unicode character MUSIC NATURAL SIGN '♮' (U+266E) should display as a natural sign. Its HTML entity is . Other assigned natural signs are as follows: • • ==See also==