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A flat is a symbol at the beginning of the staff which indicates the names of the lines and spaces where the note is intended to be a half step lower than the line would otherwise indicate. A sharp would be half a step higher than the line would indicate. For instance, if your register has a flat symbol on the line that indicates a B should be played it means that the composer intended the note to be 1/2 step lower than the pitch perfect B, in other words the composer wanted a B flat played, not a B.

when someone is flat in music it means they're singing in a lower pitch than they are supposed to

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