>>18841071So...
this is the tricky part, I've been trying not to bombard you with too much info, but I'll try to explain this.
When moving a note up, or down, we use a term called 'steps'
there are whole steps, and there are half steps.
Every 'key' has two half steps. It's mandated.
As I'm sure you noticed, all of the white keys are whole steps. The black keys are half steps. We notate a whole note, going down or up a half step using 'b' (flat) and '#' (sharp) respectively. If you go a half step up from C, you get C#. If you go a half step down from D, you get Db.
if you look at the keys, you can see that Db and C# rest on the same black key. They are technically the same note. You CAN use the name interchangeably, but it's considered polite to not mix sharps and flats, so pick one, and call it that consistantly.
If you'll notice, if we're in the key of C, and the key of C has no sharps or flats, than how can it have it's minimum sharps or flats (2 half steps)?
It still can, because there are two natural half steps. For whatever reason, the notes E, F and B, C are a half step apart, even though they sound like a whole step. There is nothing in between E is technically Fb, and F is technically E#. Same as any other half step.
This will come into play as you learn more scales.
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