Musical Notation Systems

Musicians around the world use different systems to name the same twelve pitches. English speakers say C-D-E, solfège singers say Do-Re-Mi, German musicians write C-D-E but call B-natural "H," and Indian classical musicians use Sa-Ri-Ga sargam syllables. Tunable supports all 15 notation variants across 6 systems — explore each one below to understand how it works, where it's used, and how it compares.