In the Western music tradition, pitches are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.
D (re), E (mi), F (fa) un G (sol). Pēc tam cikls atklārtojas – A (la), B (si), C (do), D (re), E (mi), F (fa), G (sol) un tā tālāk.