Re: simplifying chromatic scale notation

[Paul Morris]

On Jan 26, 2016, at 5:35 AM, Chris Yate <address@hidden> wrote:

BTW, is there a standard term for non-accidental notes?  You would think it would be “natural notes” but sometimes natural notes are also accidental notes.

In a chromatic scale, what are the accidental notes? They're certainly NOT notes with a sharp or flat, since you may already be in a key signature with those notes.

Well, right, that is my point.  Accidental notes are notes that aren’t in the current key (signature).  These are different distinctions:

1. sharp/flat notes & natural notes

2. notes not in the key (accidental notes) & notes in the key (???)

I don’t know that there's any term that’s the complement to “accidental notes” (besides writing out “notes in the key”).

-Paul