Flat (music)

In music, flat (Italian bemolle for "soft B") means lower in pitch. The flat symbol, ♭, indicates that the note to which it is applied is played one semitone lower. The opposite of flat is sharp, indicating a raising of pitch. The flat symbol is derived from a stylised lowercase 'b'.

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