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Can any of the black notes be referred to as 'naturals'?

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No. All the black keys are either a sharp or a flat.

The black keys do not have their own note names, however in German musical notation B flat is denoted by the letter B on it's own - unlike the other sharps or flats.

This is how BACH could spell his own name in musical notes.

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