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		lelanthran on June 25, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bflat: C# as you know it but with Go-like tooling > Brilliant name. The name is a bit of a blunder: 1. Because of the placement of the ♭ in ♭Flat, that's actually read as "FlatFlat". 2. The note D♭ is the same as the note C♯.

dkdbejwi383 on June 25, 2021 | [–]

It would be better as Bx (B double-sharp), which is enharmonic with C#

jefurii on June 25, 2021 | | [–]

Just fork C, name it B#, and you're done.

lamby on June 28, 2021 | [–]

> 2. The note D♭ is the same as the note C♯.

Well, actually...

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