2006-11-27 05:09:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
By the way, E sharp (E#) and F natural (F) are called "enharmonic equivalents" because they are equivalent of some other note (or key signature), but spelled differently.
The rule is, in a given scale, an individual note name may only occur once.
Regarding your question, consider this: the scale of F♯ major is 'F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E♯, (F♯).' Thus we use the term 'A♯' instead of 'B♭' as we need the name 'B' to represent the 'B' note in the scale, and 'E♯' instead of 'F' as we need the name 'F' to represent the 'F♯' note in the scale.
Also, in the key of F, the major scale is: 'F, G, A, B♭, C, D, E, (F)'. The 'B♭' is called 'B♭' rather than 'A♯' as we already have a note named 'A' in the scale.
Hope this helps.
2006-11-27 06:05:28 · answer #1 · answered by Lemon Pledge 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends upon which key you're playing in. There's a lot of explanation about this at the following site:
2006-11-27 05:23:23 · answer #2 · answered by DA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its F. Blues pickers call the keys and chords by different names. Eb for D#, etc. I think is because most of their music is in E
2006-11-27 05:14:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all about what key you're in.
2006-11-27 05:42:56 · answer #4 · answered by the angry elephant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋