Help with enharmonics?

Question: Help with enharmonics!?

can you p[lease give me a list of them
I know the enharmonics for b are c flat and a##
thank you
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Sweetie, you don't need a list!.!.!. they're pretty self explanatory!.

Flat (b) means to lower a note a half step!.
Sharp (#) means to raise a note a half step!.

So a double flat (bb) means lower a half step, then another half step!.
Double sharp (##), raise a half step, then another half!.

So maybe you are having trouble UNDERSTANDING why this is!. Look at a piano (here's one to look at if you don't have one: http://www!.zeroland!.co!.nz/piano_keyboard!.!.!. )

Now, let's start at "G" (7th white key in the picture)!. The next white key to the right is "A"!. There is a black key in the middle!.!.!. what is it!? From "G", if we go up a half step, it is called "G#"!. If we go down a half step from "A", it is called "Ab"!.

Make sense!?

Now start at "A"!.!.!. say I told you to make it a "Abb"!.!.!. you go down to "Ab", then again to "G"!.!.!. so "Abb" is enharmonic with "G"!. Start at "F" (the white key just left of "G")!.!.!. add a double sharp!.!.!. "F" - "F#", "F#" - "G"!.

Now the reason why "Cb" is "B" (and "E#" is "F") is because there are no black keys inbetween these notes!. Having a visual really helps to understand this!.

also, here is a website that shows this on the piano!.!.!. http://www!.dolmetsch!.com/musictheory9!.ht!.!.!.
scroll down about halfway and it talks about enharmonis and gives a couple of great diagrams!.

Hope this helps! :)Www@QuestionHome@Com