Re: Accidentals: Unwanted naturals

[Reinhold Kainhofer]

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Am Montag, 24. August 2009 20:39:37 schrieb Sona:
> I'm new to Lilypond and the list. So far the code is pretty intuitive, but
> I am stumped by the way accidentals work. Several posts deal with this
> subject, but probably are beyond a novice's ability to undertand.
>
> I'm transcribing a modern piece with 2 flats in the key signature (I've set
> \key g \minor). It's rather atonal, though, so it seems Lilypond tries to
> correct pitch by turning every e-flat and b-flat into a natural.

You have to write every e-flat really as an e flat, not as an e. 

If you write it as "e", you will get an e (i.e. the natural!).  Rather, you 
have 
to enter it as "es".

See 
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond-learning/Accidentals-and-key-signatures.html

And there in particular the last section "Warning: key signatures and pitches".

Hope that helps,
Reinhold


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