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C double-sharp, E double-flat and D are enharmonic equivalent or enharmonic notes. They share the same pitch and sound exactly the same when played on a piano, but they are written differently on the staff.
- What is the enharmonic of a double flat?
- What is a double flat equivalent to?
- What is the enharmonic equivalent to a flat?
- What note is double-flat e?
What is the enharmonic of a double flat?
Bbb is a white key on the piano. Another name for Bbb is A, which has the same note pitch / sound, which means that the two note names are enharmonic to each other. It is called double-flat because it is 2 half-tone(s) / semitone(s) down from the white note after which is is named - note B.
What is a double flat equivalent to?
A double-flat is the equivalent of two flats, and lowers a note's pitch by two half steps. The double-flat symbol (♭♭) is placed before a note like other accidentals.
What is the enharmonic equivalent to a flat?
Pitches such as F♯ and G♭ are said to be enharmonic equivalents; both are sounded with the same key on a keyboard instrument. The same is true of intervals, which are always named according to their notation: A♭–F♯ is an augmented sixth, while A♭–G♭ and G♯–F♯ are both minor sevenths; all are enharmonically equivalent.
What note is double-flat e?
The effect of each flat symbol (♭) lowers the pitch of the indicated note a semitone (or half step), so E double flat is the pitch "E" lowered by two semitones (two half steps). The resultant pitch would sound the same as the pitch "D". See more about pitches in the Appendix.
