Sharps (♯) and Flats (♭)

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  • Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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Комментарии • 368

  • @TheLemonOrchard
    @TheLemonOrchard 4 года назад +167

    I've been playing the flute for 5 years and I never understood flats and sharps until now

  • @xoomjb
    @xoomjb 4 года назад +84

    In my 10 years of learning music no one told me that natural semitones are called natural semitones and that sharps actually look different from hashtags! LOL

    • @el-ij6zj
      @el-ij6zj 4 года назад +2

      Hey girl

    • @xoomjb
      @xoomjb 4 года назад +1

      @@el-ij6zj hey😁

    • @adonaiyah2196
      @adonaiyah2196 2 года назад +1

      I don't think they look different just different names

    • @xoomjb
      @xoomjb 2 года назад +1

      @@adonaiyah2196
      I didn't think so either but what this person says/shows in 0:50 is indeed correct

    • @christianodaley4813
      @christianodaley4813 Год назад

      @@xoomjb you can draw them anyway he did it like that for better understanding

  • @arwaarmy1923
    @arwaarmy1923 4 года назад +64

    U explained it in 4 minutes while it took 2 months from my teacher to teach me that!

  • @jonathanlewis6146
    @jonathanlewis6146 3 года назад +18

    Sharps and flats representing the same note: "We have to be the most confusing part of scales."
    *The number system calling a natural note a sharp or flat of a sharp or flat note:* "Hold my beer."

  • @jackdeath
    @jackdeath 4 года назад +15

    F♯ and G♭ are on different positions on bass F Clef but are the exact same ebony note.

  • @kartikamarjeet2082
    @kartikamarjeet2082 4 года назад +17

    I liked your confidence man and the way you were enjoying it. Thank you for very simple and good explaination.

  • @svyxterragarde945
    @svyxterragarde945 Год назад +5

    YEARS of trying to wrap my brain around flats versus sharps (Studying again for programming funny enough), and stating a sharp or flat is essentially "created" by the preceding note was so simple yet so important for it to click in my brain.

  • @fernanpalete8324
    @fernanpalete8324 4 года назад +22

    D# and Eb and what is special about them is that they are the same note.☺☻

    • @handfulloscotts807
      @handfulloscotts807 Месяц назад

      Great answer! I was going to say, what's special about them is that they're both Bass, left hand. 😅

  • @user-wt9ti2yn7d
    @user-wt9ti2yn7d 4 года назад +281

    am i the only one who is not in musical school and just learning at home ? 😐

    • @neon-io6rw
      @neon-io6rw 4 года назад +12

      Yes, u are the only one. But I will like your comment anyways.....

    • @vkn_flash5499
      @vkn_flash5499 4 года назад +8

      Nope

    • @spritegaming471
      @spritegaming471 3 года назад +2

      im in virtual band

    • @user-wt9ti2yn7d
      @user-wt9ti2yn7d 3 года назад +2

      @@spritegaming471 whats that supposed to mean ??

    • @spritegaming471
      @spritegaming471 3 года назад +1

      syngatës I do 6th grade band

  • @deadlee666
    @deadlee666 3 года назад +65

    0:51 Lmao i used to call them hashtags and I feel called out 😂💀

  • @autumn7341
    @autumn7341 3 года назад +41

    the way he says “flat” makes my tongue feel weird and stuffy

    • @mttress4411
      @mttress4411 3 года назад +1

      ???

    • @xcreovb7648
      @xcreovb7648 3 года назад +5

      Do you have synthesia, because this sentence makes you sound like you do.

    • @onemanuele.nicolas3730
      @onemanuele.nicolas3730 2 года назад +1

      flat(sh)

    • @blockyneko6143
      @blockyneko6143 4 месяца назад

      perhaps the T is a fricative instead of a stop 🤔 /flæθ̠/ in the IPA

    • @autumn7341
      @autumn7341 4 месяца назад

      @@blockyneko6143 lol this comment was 3 years ago but yeah ur right

  • @Alina-ge6tn
    @Alina-ge6tn 4 года назад +9

    I am watching your video for school, i like the simple explanation you provided in this video. Thanks!

  • @margaretrutter3395
    @margaretrutter3395 7 лет назад +20

    Thank you for making these videos available again -they are great and children and adult learners alike love them! 😃

  • @nhauyen1512
    @nhauyen1512 2 года назад +2

    Great and fun video to explain about sharp & flat notes😊👍

  • @debrapacker5351
    @debrapacker5351 Год назад +3

    Thank you so much for the way you explain this. You put my music teacher to shame😅. Great Job👍🏽

  • @gerarddias7172
    @gerarddias7172 3 года назад +11

    In my school the music teacher sent this link for me and the other students to watch
    Btw, nice video :)

  • @karlhans6678
    @karlhans6678 3 года назад +29

    Why did they have to make music reading so complicated?!

  • @dylansisnawan5923
    @dylansisnawan5923 3 года назад +2

    I used to not understand and THIS VIDEO WAS VERY HELPFUL THANK YOU

  • @unkowngamer_946
    @unkowngamer_946 3 года назад +3

    Bruh all I needed was the first 1:30 seconds of the video. Haven't bern in band for some time and got back into it so I needed a review. Thank you so much!

  • @marcosandoval6973
    @marcosandoval6973 3 года назад +3

    Thank you so much, this explanation is so much more simpler!!! :)

  • @maxinespaull4180
    @maxinespaull4180 6 лет назад +16

    I think the answer to the question is.............F SHARP and G FLAT PLEASE make lots more videos they are amazing and they help me learn more

  • @yveleenhuang3245
    @yveleenhuang3245 3 года назад +2

    0:15 𝚝𝙷𝚘𝚂𝚎 𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚔𝚎𝚢𝚜

  • @xxleah_haydenxx
    @xxleah_haydenxx 3 года назад +8

    Me at 3 am: *looking for people singing C# notes so I can see how high Jack Merridew can actually sing*

  • @snifey7694
    @snifey7694 Год назад

    For months, i dunno what it is exactly, but your make it sooo much easier and meant to be easier

  • @tw12358
    @tw12358 4 года назад +2

    Thank you for all your brilliant videos they have really helped me with my school work

  • @livemusic_321
    @livemusic_321 2 года назад +2

    Wonderful explanation 👏

  • @charsjoyner7224
    @charsjoyner7224 4 года назад +138

    hi people from school : ]

  • @ldiazmdiaz
    @ldiazmdiaz Год назад

    F# and Gb are the same note and should be written for the F key as 2 F notes. If it is the "C" key it should of been indicated at the base clef.

  • @tamtamgaming3689
    @tamtamgaming3689 3 года назад +3

    About the quiz: they are the same note

  • @DavidVasquez-ie5jp
    @DavidVasquez-ie5jp 8 месяцев назад

    Chorus for 2 years and I just learned this shit

  • @deirybeascanal4367
    @deirybeascanal4367 2 года назад +1

    Good video for my students!

  • @user-ny2iy2ex4y
    @user-ny2iy2ex4y 4 года назад +2

    Thank you so much

  • @KaashwiAnaparti
    @KaashwiAnaparti 4 месяца назад

    in my piano class my sir always tell me i am bad at piano so i want to learn shraps and flats until i know this and another thing is that my piano teacher never told me that the semi tones

  • @ambarkranti3350
    @ambarkranti3350 4 года назад +1

    Easy to understand fr tks man

  • @greggeverman5578
    @greggeverman5578 5 лет назад +4

    Great vid, bud! Very helpful.

  • @glowinthedark9082
    @glowinthedark9082 3 года назад +3

    Is it bad that I'm skipping bass clef? It feels overloaded to know notes on both staff separately

  • @thermitty_qxr5276
    @thermitty_qxr5276 2 года назад +1

    Im not confused. Putting a sharp (#) to a G note is a G sharp (G#) and putting a Flat (b) to an A is an A Sharp (Ab), they are different but the sound is only the same.

  • @Bevity
    @Bevity 4 года назад +2

    You are a super fantastic teacher.

  • @purpleoaisis8293
    @purpleoaisis8293 7 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the tutorial, helped me out allot.

  • @michaelvasques4695
    @michaelvasques4695 2 месяца назад

    Sorry, I’m a little late on this, but uh I just want to say is, for the longest time I have been trying to figure out if there are any differences at all between a sharp (#), and a flat (b) sonically when studying enharmonic equivalents, y’know: C#/Db, D#/Eb, F#/Gb, G#/Ab, A#/Bb… and every time whenever I listen to a specific song in these particular key signatures, doing research on the web to find out which is which, and when I listen a/the song(s) it’s like okay what is it’s either this sharp, or this flat major/minor, everything no matter what I hear, sounds so identical, however whenever I have to hear it a few times, I actually have noticed the slightest difference between the two, when sonically speaking, what I have noticed is that the # is a half step up, whereas the b is a half step down. The sharp(s) tend to actually have a bit of a more vibrant, a bit echoey in-your-face type sound, whereas the flat(s) tend to actually be a bit more grounded in a more fleshed out type cleansing sound. I will say is I have become pitch perfect knowing how key signatures work, nevertheless. And, if we’re talking about comparing major and minor keys here, is that especially in terms of relative keys, which consist of the same signatures, knowing a huge difference is that the major goes up a notch, whereas the minor goes down a notch, it’s a crazy notion to say the least, I even wear headphones to get a great glimpse on what to hear in terms of pitch, and I will say is that wearing them puppies puts out some amazing frequencies when listening to a certain tune. P.s. I find it certifiably ironic that even the key of C is also known as B# when it basically is like 💯 natural of a key, key of E is also known as Fb when it basically consists of like 4 sharps, key of F is also known as E# when it basically consists of only 1 flat, key of B is also known as Cb when it basically consists of like 5 sharps??? I don’t know what to think of anymore, I really don’t luckily enough, the keys of G, D, and A are just called one thing, no matter what semitones in terms of pitch, the music theory is just all over the place, to say the least.

  • @Dedsilareva
    @Dedsilareva Месяц назад

    This is the one of the most complicated explanation I’ve seen.
    Think like this. C to D is a step (or called tone).
    Now C sharp is a half-step (semi-tone) up of C. And D flat is a half-step down of D.
    If C is 1 and D is 2 then half of both is 1.5.
    If you go half up of 1 it’s 1.5z if you go half down of 2, it’s still 1.5.
    So basically, C sharp and D flat are the same thing, 1.5.
    People have just come up with fancy names for it. Think of sharp as a sharp knife, pointed up Ʌ, step up. And flat as a flat dull knife.
    Also a semi-tone or half-step is 100 cents.

  • @CristianCalhoun
    @CristianCalhoun 4 года назад +4

    F sharp and G flat. They are enharmonic pairs.

  • @burreifort
    @burreifort 4 года назад +4

    In the beginning I thought it was clear, but when I looked at the display of my piano and I pressed the black key between D and E, it does not show it as D#, but as D flat. Only C and F are sharp. How come the rest are Flat when the guy here in the video is making them as # (Sharp) 0:53 and later he shows them as flat? It is not making sense.

    • @burreifort
      @burreifort 4 года назад +1

      OK, comment to my self: scrap the comment above as I think I am beginning to understand it, hopefully I don't get confused when I get back to my piano

    • @keykth4040
      @keykth4040 4 года назад

      The E flat is the same thing as the D sharp

  • @musicmentornetwork2858
    @musicmentornetwork2858 4 года назад

    Thanks for a clear and easy demonstration for younger players. We're sharing this with our network members.

  • @nataliagalan2785
    @nataliagalan2785 4 года назад +2

    Thanks!

  • @ranzivkovic290
    @ranzivkovic290 5 лет назад +3

    the name of the notes are E♭ (E flat) and D♯ (D sharp), an enharmonic pair

    • @matt5474
      @matt5474 4 года назад

      bass clef

    • @ranzivkovic290
      @ranzivkovic290 4 года назад

      @@matt5474 what was I talking about?? It was a year ago, guess I have to watch the video again

    • @ranzivkovic290
      @ranzivkovic290 4 года назад +1

      @@matt5474 so I watched the video again, yea its bass clef and I am dumb but I found something in return, look at the sharp sign, see how it is not properly placed, bcuz I watched the hole video for nothing again, I learned that the quadrilateral formed in the sharp sign must be on the same height as the note it self, thanks for correcting me didn't even realise its bass clef

  • @theresaclapper4869
    @theresaclapper4869 2 года назад

    D sharp, and E flat, and the one of the lines of the sharp sign is on the line.

  • @quilo.sierra
    @quilo.sierra 2 года назад

    It's my 1st time waching in this channel and my 1st impression was "Is this Artifexian!?"

  • @t3nsai_2x
    @t3nsai_2x 9 месяцев назад

    Yes they are

  • @lillauren1695
    @lillauren1695 Год назад

    This sounded really hard to say:
    C Flat
    D Flat I'm a piano player and (Beginer) this was really
    E Flat. helpful because I always forget which ones are
    F Flat where and that stuff.
    G Flat.
    Also at the end 3:52
    The thing wrong with the D is that the sharp note is not on the musical line so it is in fact not a sharp.

  • @deirybeascanal4367
    @deirybeascanal4367 2 года назад

    Amazing video thank you for sharing

  • @riyaandrahaleellen5251
    @riyaandrahaleellen5251 3 года назад +2

    The answer
    The first is a F sharp
    The second is a G flat
    They're the same key

    • @simplykayy
      @simplykayy 3 года назад

      How did you get f sharp?
      I only understood the g flat part
      Please explain to me

    • @monaelisa8713
      @monaelisa8713 3 года назад

      @@simplykayy I'm not sure which part you want explained but if you understand the G (flat), then the note F is always the note under G (in both treble and bass clef). It also has a sharp in front of it so it's an F sharp. And if you imagine the notes F and G as their corresponding white keys on a piano, there's a black key in between them - and that can be called an F sharp or a G flat.
      Hope that makes some sense :)

    • @janakassem838
      @janakassem838 2 года назад

      @@simplykayy check in this channel line ledgers and spaces for both treble and bass

  • @eufalesio1146
    @eufalesio1146 3 года назад +1

    I just noticed the narrator is Edgar from Artifexian...

  • @Helpingyouout276
    @Helpingyouout276 4 года назад +5

    First is d sharp and second is e flat

    • @simmme
      @simmme 3 года назад +1

      It's a bass clef before so it's a F sharp and a G flat.

  • @Betchreal
    @Betchreal Год назад

    You're a lifesaver bro

  • @Walter-mr5hd
    @Walter-mr5hd 4 года назад +4

    Intersting, he's calling this hashtags sharps....

    • @jackdeath
      @jackdeath 4 года назад +1

      No, he's not. Look at the sharp symbol (♯), again, and you'll notice the horizontal lines slope up and the vertical line don't slope to either side at all. whereas in the hashtag symbol (#), the horizontal lines stay parallel to the horizon and the vertical line slope to the right.

    • @Walter-mr5hd
      @Walter-mr5hd 4 года назад +1

      @@jackdeath I'm kidding, omg.

    • @eeishhevjvrgr2944
      @eeishhevjvrgr2944 4 года назад +1

      @jackdeath chill, it was obviously a joke, anyone could tell that.

    • @jackdeath
      @jackdeath 4 года назад

      @@Walter-mr5hd Are you now? And you think that somehow makes you any less ignorant?

    • @jackdeath
      @jackdeath 4 года назад

      @@eeishhevjvrgr2944 I proved you wrong on that count.

  • @SkylerAk
    @SkylerAk 3 года назад

    D#2 and Eb2 and they are the same note

  • @johnvolodiya8048
    @johnvolodiya8048 Год назад +1

    Both are d sharp and e flat 3:55

  • @Interestinggirl-in2ne
    @Interestinggirl-in2ne 6 месяцев назад +1

    yo i love his accent, where is he from?

  • @ShmoukhY
    @ShmoukhY 6 лет назад +56

    F sharp and G flat

    • @yashbhide8162
      @yashbhide8162 4 года назад +4

      Both are D#. reason ninim is below line it is D note and it # and 2ne is Eb which also means D#.

    • @matt5474
      @matt5474 4 года назад +1

      @@yashbhide8162 in bass clef

    • @yashbhide8162
      @yashbhide8162 4 года назад

      And you are in staff 😁

  • @soniaaguilarmartinez168
    @soniaaguilarmartinez168 3 года назад +1

    i thought there were gonna be answers for the quiz! where are the answers? :(

  • @AToriginal
    @AToriginal Год назад

    What I want to know is, if they can all be called sharp, then why or in what case does it have to be called flat? Can't we just use only sharp and forget about flat? Is there any rule to know when to use which when writing music or asking for "X" chord?
    I understand that there is actually a difference between those tones, but not in western music in the traditional piano layout... Without frets or keys that separate the tones, you can slightly adjust a tone to be sharp or flat, and there will be a very small but noticeable difference.

  • @trexinvert
    @trexinvert 7 месяцев назад

    Okay. Tell me why music notation reference always like to use the "flat" reference, instead of sharps.
    I like to do this. If I am "moving to the right or going higher" and I want to call it a SHARP.
    However, if I am moving to the left or going lower in pitch, I want to call it a FLAT.
    Make sense?
    Music language both verbal and written is a sloppy mix of strict sequential patterns and musician player "insider" shortcut talk.
    Yes, I'm venting. Been hacking the bass guitar, drums and keyboard for over 20 years.

  • @seakuma4240
    @seakuma4240 5 лет назад +1

    How do you compose without using sharps or flats. Is there a way around it. I need it for a 15 note music box. I didn't know it doesn't have sharps or flats when i bought it.

  • @kushajaitley2571
    @kushajaitley2571 4 года назад +3

    I use it for my school work its really good thanks.

  • @dougrebertus1992
    @dougrebertus1992 Год назад

    Well-done video.

  • @heylove31817
    @heylove31817 Год назад

    SO HELPFUL THANKS

  • @niexin3517
    @niexin3517 2 года назад

    OMG ! I!! You are a life saver !!!!!!!! Thanks so much !!!!

  • @crazybartist
    @crazybartist Год назад

    Thank you so much ❤😊

  • @liamxierant3516
    @liamxierant3516 3 года назад

    fun to watch

  • @ytxflux9969
    @ytxflux9969 2 года назад

    Ty my broski really helped me with the hw

  • @westgurribi4803
    @westgurribi4803 Год назад

    THANK YOU SO MUCH !

  • @eduardobarrera3379
    @eduardobarrera3379 4 года назад +1

    Hi Chars

  • @majesticthampuran3724
    @majesticthampuran3724 5 лет назад +2

    Today my piano teacher told about flat and sharps when I heard it my head blew up but ur video helped me

  • @RGE_Music
    @RGE_Music 3 года назад

    I still dont get when I am trying to find a key what the black keys are. If I am trying to find the key to a song how can I on a piano identify if the black notes become flat or sharp??

  • @prakhar3072
    @prakhar3072 2 года назад

    Can u make a video of sharps vs flats vs natural notes

    • @prakhar3072
      @prakhar3072 2 года назад

      I’m having trouble playing a piece as it has many sharps/naturals

  • @jokerv2792
    @jokerv2792 Год назад

    Best explanation thank you

  • @0110rroberts
    @0110rroberts 7 месяцев назад

    I always remember flats are left and flat has an L in it and sharps have and r and are right

  • @caffeine01
    @caffeine01 4 года назад +17

    so C sharp (programing language) should be C♯ and not C#

    • @caffeine01
      @caffeine01 3 года назад

      @Jameei Chowdhury bro i dont even remember commenting this

  • @Jasmine.Hodgson
    @Jasmine.Hodgson 3 года назад +1

    It's a D sharp and a flat E! 😂

  • @evasmojang
    @evasmojang 2 года назад

    So I'm learning the kalimba. Since the tines go up on each side and come down to a point in the middle, I'm confused. If C is the bottom one, then E next to it is C#. Then since G is after the E, the E becomes D flat? Since it relies on the letters before/after it... how does it work if you are going to the left? If I have C again at the bottom and D to the LEFT of it, does C become D# or D flat? Is C considered to be "after" D or "before" D, since all the notes are going up to the left?

  • @wow5791
    @wow5791 2 года назад

    My music teacher is going to read the comments next Tuesday in lesson LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

  • @MikasaKirishima
    @MikasaKirishima Месяц назад

    In sheet music there is no sharp or flat sign next to the note😢

  • @user-yo2hw9rr4j
    @user-yo2hw9rr4j 3 года назад +1

    D sharp and E flat.

  • @EricMcDermott-yo2ur
    @EricMcDermott-yo2ur 3 месяца назад +1

    D sharp, E flat

  • @gustavobohorquez211
    @gustavobohorquez211 8 месяцев назад

    Can someones explains the need for this? I feel like if we pick to call them all sharps (or flats) Thats it. Coming up or down, just pick one.

  • @dimazarour9697
    @dimazarour9697 4 месяца назад

    The name of these 2 notes are D# and E# I’m i right?

  • @itsyaboi2673
    @itsyaboi2673 5 лет назад +3

    Thank. You. Other people made this so confusing 😅

  • @soulja_gurlbeautieswifbull5492
    @soulja_gurlbeautieswifbull5492 7 месяцев назад

    The to notes are d sharp and e flate

  • @Inkontoast
    @Inkontoast 4 года назад

    Thank u my good sir

  • @WaiopehuCollegePFA
    @WaiopehuCollegePFA 2 года назад

    Thanks for the great video. My students loved it. #Kool Key Signatures. Also the answer is F# and Gb

    • @Perii_1
      @Perii_1 2 года назад

      EASY KNEES

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      @Perii_1 2 года назад

      this is a reply replying to a reply

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      @Perii_1 2 года назад

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      @Perii_1 2 года назад

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    • @monstercondoala4645
      @monstercondoala4645 Год назад

      Can you explain why it’s f and g ?

  • @knucklestheechidna5045
    @knucklestheechidna5045 3 года назад +3

    who else was sent here by there teacher

  • @baulbag1187
    @baulbag1187 4 года назад

    Very helpful my guy

  • @therealzemokuOSC
    @therealzemokuOSC 4 месяца назад

    for my knowlege (7 yo) the first is F sharp and G low. if i'm wrong please correct me

  • @alexandery8508
    @alexandery8508 4 года назад

    Sorry, im dumb. How do you know if a scale have/has only a/many flat/flats or sharp/sharps?

  • @kellygrogan9343
    @kellygrogan9343 4 года назад

    I think it is enharmonic pairs

  • @Manuel_Manzotti
    @Manuel_Manzotti Год назад

    In my opinion the music notation is very old and confusing, that's why we need a new system, very clear and easy to understand. Some of notations make no sense in music at all and create just confusing.

  • @msjoshyn09
    @msjoshyn09 11 месяцев назад

    What about the naturals

  • @fayyadahnafhassan7596
    @fayyadahnafhassan7596 11 месяцев назад

    Answer to Music Quiz: F-sharp and G-flat

  • @BloomX1
    @BloomX1 3 года назад

    The notes are f sharp and g flat and they’re enharmonic pairs