Relative note names - GNU LilyPond
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#### 2.2.1 Relative note names

As we saw in Simple notation, LilyPond calculates the pitch of each note relative to the previous one1. If no extra octave marks (`'` and `,`) are added, it assumes that each pitch is within a fourth of the previous note.

LilyPond examines pitches based on the note names – in other words, an augmented fourth is not the same as a diminished fifth. If we begin at a C, then an F-sharp will be placed a higher than the C, while a G-flat will be placed lower than the C.

>          c2 fis
>          c2 ges

#### More information

> Relative octaves
>   see Relative octaves.
> Octave check
>   see Octave check.

#### Footnotes

[1] There is another mode of entering pitches, Absolute note names, but in practice relative mode is much easier and safer to use.

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