is there a difference between Eb and D# in tuning or are they exactly the same?

Question

i have no idea plz help

then y are they named idffrently GOD m making things so much harder i never new metallica played in d sharp wow thnx though

Answer 1

1. The simple answer: yes, they are the same pitch.

2. The real answer: in true tuning, notes are not equidistant. An Eb in the key of Eb won't be the same tuning as in the key of Cb, because for the third of a chord to be in tune, it has to be slightly lowered in pitch. Pianos are actually built out of tune--each key (half step) is equidistant. The "out of tuneness" is so minute that the ear really doesn't catch it when you are listening to music.

Therefore, tune the D# and Eb the same to a tuner, then depending on what instrument you play, you can adjust the pitch slightly if needed (as you become advanced). This would be the case in a wind instrument if you were holding out a chord--you adjust your airstream or the fingering to make the pitch better in tune.

Answer 2

It depends on the particular tuning you're using; for all practical purposes in modern music they're exactly the same, but some traditional tunings relied on one of the fifths being 'wider' than the others to try and get an even match all the way around the scale; a potential way around this was to supply additional notes (for instance, distinct D# and Eb tones) so that the smaller intervals (primarily thirds) could still be euphonious. Well-tempering was designed to a great extent as a solution to this; the 'cost' was that notes (say, C) in one well-tempered scale (C, for instance) would be distinct from the same notes in a different well-tempered scale (e.g., G#), meaning that 'different keys had different characters'. You might want to have a look at my source for further details.

Answer 3

they are the same but called one or the other in context to the song or key signature that the song or melody is in.
If a song is in C#, then you would call it a D# instead of a Eb and the staff on the sheet music would show this also.
If a song is in Ab, then it would be called Eb instead of D#.
Check the beginning of the staff on sheet music for a song and you will see the key signature notated. Which line is sharp, which line is natural, flat, etc.

Answer 4

In most tunings they are the same pitch. However, you could find differences in tunings (like the Flentrop Organ at Oberlin Conservatory) where the pitches are actually different.

On the majority of instruments (the greatest majority) they are the same identical pitch just notated differently on the staff.

Answer 5

They're the same thing. I think they're called enharmonic notes...well, I'm not sure what they're called, but I guarantee they're the same.

Answer 6

they are the same note.

Answer 7

they're the same note :)