Now we will learn how to read accidentals in music notation.
Here is an example of what an accidental looks like:
![](/files/tutorials/notation/g_sharp.jpg)
This note would be called G-sharp and is equivalent to the note one fret above G.
In music notation, the accidental goes in front of the note.
![](/files/tutorials/notation/g_sharp.jpg)
Here is an example of the same note written in two different ways:
The first note is called C-sharp, the second is called D-flat.
Both represent the note that is in between C and D on the fretboard.
![](/files/tutorials/notation/sharp_flat_notation.jpg)
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