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jarkko.eklund
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jarkko.eklund
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09/14/2017 5:38 am

That scale finder view is kind of a misleading, if you are displaying notes instead of scale degrees. When displaying notes the tool shows the enharmonic notes always as sharps #. A mark x (Fx) is meaning a double sharp F##, which is enharmonically the same as G.

I suggest to learn the scales as scale degrees and fingering patterns, not memorize the absolute notes on each scale.

The key of Bb major is typically noted with a key signature of two flats. The flatted notes are Bb and Eb.

This way the notes of Bb major are

Bb - C - D - Eb - F - G - A (-Bb)

The scale finder tool present the enharmonic sharp values of the same pitches

A# - B# - Cx - D# - E# - Fx - Gx

This makes sense, why the key signature is 2 flats, instead of sharps