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I watched a synthesia of this music paper, and on the synthesia is played that note as a A sharp, but I see no sign of playing an A sharp.

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I watched a synthesia of this music paper, and on the synthesia is played that note as a A sharp, but I see no sign of playing an A sharp.

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It's not an A♯, it's a B♭. The key signature tells you that all B's you come across are flat hence this B is flat unless otherwise stated.

See the related question: Is a high A in the key of D flat still flat?

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The note in the music is a B note.Of some sort, not an A of any sort! Count up, and that line will be a B. As Dom says, because of the key signature of one flat, which happens to be the note B, then that note is played as B♭.

Whilst A♯ and B♭ are the same black key on the piano, they're not always the same note on other instruments - but that's for another day! And in any case, when there's a B♭ in the key signature, it's extremely rare that the same sounding note will be named (or written) as A♯.

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  Well, not THAT rare! F#; major is hardly an esoteric chord, particularly in the guitar world where E major is an 'easy' key. And F# major includes an A# note.
  
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It's not an A♯, it's a B♭. The key signature tells you that all B's you come across are flat hence this B is flat unless otherwise stated.

See the related question: Is a high A in the key of D flat still flat?

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It's not an A♯, it's a B♭. The key signature tells you that all B's you come across are flat hence this B is flat unless otherwise stated.

See the related question: Is a high A in the key of D flat still flat?

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It's not an A♯, it's a B♭. The key signature tells you that all B's you come across are flat hence this B is flat unless otherwise stated.

See the related question: Is a high A in the key of D flat still flat?

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The note in the music is a B note.Of some sort, not an A of any sort! Count up, and that line will be a B. As Dom says, because of the key signature of one flat, which happens to be the note B, then that note is played as B♭.

Whilst A♯ and B♭ are the same black key on the piano, they're not always the same note on other instruments - but that's for another day! And in any case, when there's a B♭ in the key signature, it's extremely rare that the same sounding note will be named (or written) as A♯.

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answered 5 hours ago

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  Well, not THAT rare! F#; major is hardly an esoteric chord, particularly in the guitar world where E major is an 'easy' key. And F# major includes an A# note.
  
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  @LaurencePayne I don't understand your comment: Neither Fis major nor E major have a B flat in their key signature.
  
  – Arsak
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

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The note in the music is a B note.Of some sort, not an A of any sort! Count up, and that line will be a B. As Dom says, because of the key signature of one flat, which happens to be the note B, then that note is played as B♭.

Whilst A♯ and B♭ are the same black key on the piano, they're not always the same note on other instruments - but that's for another day! And in any case, when there's a B♭ in the key signature, it's extremely rare that the same sounding note will be named (or written) as A♯.

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answered 5 hours ago

TimTim

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  Well, not THAT rare! F#; major is hardly an esoteric chord, particularly in the guitar world where E major is an 'easy' key. And F# major includes an A# note.
  
  – Laurence Payne
  2 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @LaurencePayne I don't understand your comment: Neither Fis major nor E major have a B flat in their key signature.
  
  – Arsak
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

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The note in the music is a B note.Of some sort, not an A of any sort! Count up, and that line will be a B. As Dom says, because of the key signature of one flat, which happens to be the note B, then that note is played as B♭.

Whilst A♯ and B♭ are the same black key on the piano, they're not always the same note on other instruments - but that's for another day! And in any case, when there's a B♭ in the key signature, it's extremely rare that the same sounding note will be named (or written) as A♯.

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