What does F.O. mean, and is it related to a repeat?

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I have some sheet music (from a Japanese book, if that matters in any way) and it says "F.O." at the end of some pieces.

I could find some other terms related to repeats (D.S. being Dal Segno, so D.S. to A makes sense to me), but I couldn't find "F.O." mentioned anywhere.

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 09 '21 at 05:51

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F.O. = "Fade Out".

In the first case, for example, it means that after the D.S., once arriving at A, fade out rather than complete the section.

In the second case, allowing the repeat covers only a few bars (4–8, say), it means to keep repeating until ultimately fading into nothing.

answered Dec 09 '21 at 05:51

Aaron

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Thanks, that makes perfect sense (It's Sheet Music for a video game, in this case Chrono Trigger, so repeating and fading out makes perfect sense) – Michael Stum Dec 09 '21 at 06:10
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You might also encounter R.T.F over a repeated section. Repeat To Fade. – Laurence Dec 09 '21 at 11:00
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Oh, so F.O. doesn't mean Eff Off? I thought it meant that due to the ending music repeating ad nauseam. – Dekkadeci Dec 09 '21 at 12:09
@Dekkadeci no, that would be "F.T.F.O" :-) – Carl Witthoft Dec 09 '21 at 18:03
@Dekkadeci To be fair, [it is a beautiful piece](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D_VgtgYKfg) :) – Michael Stum Dec 09 '21 at 20:09

What does F.O. mean, and is it related to a repeat?

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