Why does Germany have an H note?

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You may have noticed on guitar chord websites or the occasional music text book, that in some European countries they have an "H" note! The origin and purpose of this H note is quite curious and is yet another example of how our modern music theory system is the product of over a millennium of uncoordinated change and development.

SOURCES:
12tone, why do notes have names?:    • Why Do Notes Have Names?  
Early Music Sources, Solmization and the Guidonian hand in the 16th century:    • Solmization and the Guidonian hand in...  
Felix Rogge, The note 'H' exists!:    • The note 'H' exists! What musical not...  
Understanding the BACH Motif :    • Understanding the BACH Motif || Imita...  


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0:00 Introduction
1:15 History of note names
3:10 why an "H" note?
5:36 Bach
6:14 Conclusion
6:44 Sponsor