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07-24-2011, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by masaegu View Post
In case someone is wondering how musical pitch notation (A, B, C, etc. ) is expressed in Japanese, we use the old イロハ syllabary.

イ = A
ロ = B
ハ = C
ニ = D

長調(ちょうちょう) = Major
短調(たんちょう) = Minor

Thus, the 「ニ長調」 in OP's question translates to "D Major" in English.

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