diff --git a/Keybinding.Test/ModifierAliasNormalizationTests.cs b/Keybinding.Test/ModifierAliasNormalizationTests.cs
index 832f06e..bdd46f0 100644
--- a/Keybinding.Test/ModifierAliasNormalizationTests.cs
+++ b/Keybinding.Test/ModifierAliasNormalizationTests.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public void EveryConstructionPath_NormalizesModifierAliases(string alias, string
 			Chord.Parse($"{alias}+S"),
 			new Chord([new Note(alias), new Note("S")]),
 			new Chord([new Note(NoteName.Create(alias.ToUpperInvariant())), new Note("S")]),
+			new Chord([new Note(NoteName.Create(alias)), new Note(NoteName.Create("s"))]),
+			new Chord([new Note(NoteName.Create(alias.ToLowerInvariant())), new Note("S")]),
 		];
 
 		foreach (Chord chord in built)
@@ -64,6 +66,23 @@ public void EveryConstructionPath_NormalizesModifierAliases(string alias, string
 		}
 	}
 
+	[TestMethod]
+	[DataRow("control")]
+	[DataRow("Control")]
+	[DataRow("ctrl")]
+	[DataRow("s")]
+	[DataRow("f5")]
+	[DataRow(" cmd ")]
+	public void NoteNameConstructor_MatchesStringConstructor(string key)
+	{
+		Note fromString = new(key);
+		Note fromNoteName = new(NoteName.Create(key));
+
+		Assert.AreEqual(fromString, fromNoteName);
+		Assert.AreEqual(fromString.GetHashCode(), fromNoteName.GetHashCode());
+		Assert.AreEqual(fromString.Key.ToString(), fromNoteName.Key.ToString());
+	}
+
 	[TestMethod]
 	public void ParseChord_AliasAndCanonicalName_CollapseToOneNote()
 	{
diff --git a/Keybinding/Models/MusicalTypes.cs b/Keybinding/Models/MusicalTypes.cs
index c7af056..83dbdce 100644
--- a/Keybinding/Models/MusicalTypes.cs
+++ b/Keybinding/Models/MusicalTypes.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public sealed class Note : IEquatable<Note>
 	public Note(NoteName key)
 	{
 		Ensure.NotNull(key);
-		string canonical = CanonicalizeKey(key.ToString());
+		string canonical = NormalizeKey(key.ToString());
 		Key = canonical == key.ToString() ? key : NoteName.Create(canonical);
 	}
 
@@ -34,9 +34,17 @@ public Note(string key)
 			throw new ArgumentException("Key cannot be null or whitespace", nameof(key));
 		}
 
-		Key = NoteName.Create(CanonicalizeKey(key.Trim().ToUpperInvariant()));
+		Key = NoteName.Create(NormalizeKey(key));
 	}
 
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Trims, uppercases and canonicalizes a key name. Both constructors go through this, so a note
+	/// compares and hashes the same however it was built.
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <param name="key">A key name in any case</param>
+	/// <returns>The canonical key name</returns>
+	private static string NormalizeKey(string key) => CanonicalizeKey(key.Trim().ToUpperInvariant());
+
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Maps a modifier alias to its canonical key name, so that every way of building a note
 	/// (parsing, constructing directly, or loading a stored profile) compares and hashes the same.