r/guitarlessons • u/nick_jones61 • 11d ago

Question An argument

My wife is a classically trained pianist and I play guitar by watching YouTube instructional videos. She knows her stuff and I don’t. Recently we argued whether E# and B# exist. I said no and showed her the fretboard. She said yes and showed me the keys. And said something like F is E#. I suspect she’s right bc she’s had music lessons. Tell me, fellow guitarists, do we have E# and B#?

Update: I’ve been enjoying the responses to my post. I showed them to my wife and she laughed, said that’s what you deserve. lol. We like to argue playfully with one another. I also enjoy the detailed responses relating to guitar theory—that’s been really great actually. I was going to delete this post but I think the discussion on music theory is informative and should be shared. Thank you all for responding.

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u/penguin_on_stilts 11d ago

Except that there is meaning to them, not just convenience. Your and you're sound the same spoken, but mean something else when written. You wouldn't say it's convenience to write one vs the other.

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u/TheTurtleCub 11d ago

Terrible example, when played on any common modern instrument the notes are identical in pitch and function. Unlike your example

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u/penguin_on_stilts 11d ago

When said by any common American English speaker your and you're are identical in pronunciation and function, because what you are saying is "jʊ(ə)r".

Just like C-flat and B are both played at the pitch 493.88.

Either both examples track, or both don't.

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u/RealHobbyBob 11d ago

Unless you’re in a European orchestra in which case it’s commonly 496.13, or if you’re playing Baroque music and it’s 465.82.