But in the context of written music, with a melody ... When you see the symbol C maj7, the ‘maj7’ element is telling you to play the 7th which is one semitone below the chord name, which ...

This is made of aluminium. Aluminium is an element. Now, each element has a chemical symbol made of one or two letters. Cal: Right, OK. And what is the chemical symbol for aluminium? Mrs Roberts ...

Dr. Tim: So this is the periodic table and each letter on it represents a different element. We call these letters symbols. And an element is a pure substance made from only one type of atom.