Showing posts with label chromatic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chromatic. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Dictionary: B Note


TI.  To simplify things:  Bbb is A; Bb can also be A#; B is B; B# is C; and Bx is both C# and Db.

Dictionary: A Note


LA.  To simplify things:  Abb is G; Ab can also be G#; A is A; A# can also be Bb; and Ax is B.

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Dictionary: G Note


SOL.  To simplify things:  Gbb is F; Gb can also be F#; G is G; G# can also be Ab; and Gx is A.

Dictionary: F Note


FA.  To simplify things:  Fbb is both D# and Eb; Fb is E; F is F; F# can also be Gb; and Fx is G.

Dictionary: E Note


MI.  To simply things:  Ebb is D; Eb can also be D#; E is E; E# is F; and Ex is both F# and Gb.

Monday, August 5, 2013

Dictionary: D Note


RE.  To simply things:  Dbb is C; Db can also be C#; D is D; D# can also be Eb; and Dx is E.

Dictionary: C Note


DO.  To simplify things:  Cbb is both A# and Bb; Cb is B; C is C; C# can also be Db; and Cx is D.

Dictionary: 35 Note Names


Seven double-flats, seven flats, seven naturals, seven sharps, and seven double-sharps add up to 35 note names.  (Triple-flats and triple-sharps are also sometimes in use, but let's be reasonable here!)  Three note names share the same pitch (e.g., B#, C, and Dbb are enharmonic) for 11 out of 12 pitches.  G-sharp and A-flat do not form a trio with another enharmonic note.  In the chart above (and below), the familiar pattern of C D EF G A BC, where EF and BC have no spacing, repeats horizontally and vertically.  Various perfect pitch programs profess that pairing pitches with colors is part of the process for progress, but we primarily picked the pigments to produce prettier pictures (e.g., all C diagrams are red, Gs are blue, etc.).  (Please forgive the previous plosive-happy alliterative sentence.)  The chart below contains an entire octave, from C to C (or B# to B#, or Dbb to Dbb, if you're complicated):


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