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What is a in music?

The musical note "A" is one of the seven pitches in the standard Western musical scale: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. These notes are also known as the "natural notes" or the "diatonic scale."

The note "A" is the sixth degree of the scale, and is located between G and B. In the standard Western musical notation system, the note A is represented by a letter A on a staff or clef. The exact pitch of the note A depends on the tuning system being used, but in the equal temperament system commonly used in Western music, the frequency of the note A4 (the A above middle C) is approximately 440 Hz.

The note "A" can be played on various musical instruments, including the piano, guitar, violin, and saxophone. It is commonly used as a starting point or "tonic" note in many musical pieces and exercises, as it is the primary pitch of the A major scale and A minor scale.

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