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Musical notes are named repetitively from A to G with a number of sharps or flats. Music is written in "keys" based on a sequence of notes called a "scale" that are named for the first note in the sequence.

A scale can be either "Major" or "Minor" depending on the actual notes in the sequence. Minor scales might be considered to be more "mournful" than the "happier" major scales.

C major would be the major scale that starts with a C note (or "written in the key of C"). It would be represented as "C".

C minor is the minor scale that starts with C and is distinguished with the lower case "m", hence "Cm".

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