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Not really, because they are noted like that so that you can tell what note you are on without looking at your hands or looking at whatever you're playing, say you're playing a piano, an experienced pianist would be able to immediately tell what note he's on by the amount of black keys. If there's a black key to the left and right, and no other black keys, then you're on a D. If there's 2 black keys to the left and 1 to the right, then you're on an A. This was you can keep looking at your sheet music and keep playing at the same time with ease.

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Q: Would eliminating 1 of the 7 music notes letters to add a semitone between BC and EF make sense?
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