But in Equal Temperament they are the sa…” These two notes are different only in Just Temperament. It’s just a name!”Īfter the laughter died down, a tall skinny man raised his hand and said: “Well, what you say is not completely correct. Me (with my best $#1t-eating grin): “According to you, it does not really matter how I call you. Him (vaguely stunned, interrupting me): “Did you just call me Sonja?” ![]() May I venture the opinion that you never took the trouble of finding out what ‘semantics’ actually means? Because, I mean, you are making my point for me…” Me: “Thank you for your comment, my dear Sonja. It’s just a name! This is all just semantics!” It does not really matter what we call things. But what a controversy this is, for something that should be quite basic.įor instance, recently, I was on stage explaining this to a fairly big audience when a big burly man from the last row bellowed: “This is B.S. … it’s all just a lot of confusion (in the mind of most musicians), and I would like to clear up at least a few things.īecause, believe it or not, calling a note G# or Ab does make the difference. ![]() If you are anything like most guitar students (well, not MY students, that is…), then you are probably at least a little bit confused by musical names, particularly how we spell out chords, keys, and scales.įor instance, take the fact that G# and Ab mean the same thing, except they really don’t because they don’t sound the same, but they are the same frequency, but we can’t always use either one in every situation… who will process and use it according to their privacy policy. By submitting your info, you agree to send it to Guitar Mastery Solutions, Inc.
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