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In the German musical alphabet, the notes are named using the letters A through H, which corresponds to the natural notes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and then H instead of B. This distinction arises from historical naming conventions in Music Theory, where the note B was divided into B flat (B) and B natural (H). Thus, H is used to represent the natural pitch that is equivalent to B in other systems, while B is reserved for the flat note.

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