Currently there are two ways of determining the name of the notes. Ther is the traditional notation, usually called European (or Latin) notation, and the English notation. The English notation is used in almost all countries, and will soon become the standard.
It is very important, therefore, to learn the English notation.
The names of the notes are translated using single capital letters, according to the chart seen below.
| European | DO | RE | MI | FA | SOL | LA | SI |
| English | C | D | E | F | G | A | B |
The memorization of the English terms is the best system to master the terminology. The next exercise consists of filling out the tables seen below, translating the notes according to the chart above.
In the wording of a chord, the term min or - (which indicates the minor),
or the term 7 (identifies the seventh dominant chord), are considered equal, both in writing and in the meaning. Other terms, instead, are translated.
In the upper portion of the chart, the English translation is alongside the European traditional notation, while the lower portion of the chart is the opposite. The two charts will show the same chords, and are basically equal, but with the European (above) or English (under) wording, so that you can check your work.
Remember that the terms that you insert into the chart will remain there until you close the page of the browser, after that they will automatically be cancelled.
In this way you can practice the proposed exercises many times.
Therefore fill in the boxes for the appropriate translation.
| DO | RE | MI | FA | ||||
| SOL | LA | SI | DO 7 | ||||
| DO m | FA# m7 | SOL# | SI b 13 | ||||
| RE add 9 | SOLb | LA maj 7 | SI min 11 | ||||
| MI 7 | SOL dim | LA 7 #9 | SI #5 b9 | ||||
| FA +5 | LAb min | LA# | DO 6 / 9 |
| C | D | E | F | ||||
| G | A | B | C 7 | ||||
| C m | F# m7 | G# | B b 13 | ||||
| D add 9 | G b | A maj 7 | B min 11 | ||||
| E 7 | G dim | A 7 #9 | B #5 b9 | ||||
| F aug | Ab min | A# | C 6 / 9 |
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