Comparative chart of US and British note names

[GHOST19]

also C=do D=ré E=mi F=fa G=sol A=la and B=si

What about sharps and flats?

Btw, this system, historically, has been no "absolute" but a relative naming system. So, whatever was your root in a major key was called "do".

sharp = dièse and flat = bémol
# and b are the same (Sib,Fa#)

[Toxikator]

Don't forget
American: 64th note
British: hemidemisemiquaver
American: Double Whole Note
British: Breve

EDIT: oops. Said.

Then don't forget

American: (nameless, but it's a Double-Breve)
British: Longa
American: 128th note
British: quasihemidemisemiquaver

[duncanparsons]

Don't forget
American: 64th note
British: hemidemisemiquaver
American: Double Whole Note
British: Breve

EDIT: oops. Said.

Then don't forget

American: (nameless, but it's a Double-Breve)
British: Longa
American: 128th note
British: quasihemidemisemiquaver

Actually British 128th goes semihemidemisemiquaver basically you follow the pattern of semi, demi, hemi working backwards from the 'quaver' part for each divide by two...

CMVascillator syncs to 256thTriplets - that's demisemihemidemisemiquavertriplets, or dshdsq_triplets as I refer to them in code...



DSP

[Meffy]

Quaint as hell. Almost as good as British money names.

Or "notes" of American currency for that matter.

Any: greenback; plural: dead presidents.
One: simoleon.
Two: don't know of any -- do you?
Ten: sawbuck, tenspot, dix (pronounced "deece").
Twenty: double sawbuck, jackson.
Fifty: grant.
Hundred: c-note, benjamin.

[rp314]

Reportedly a monk (obviously with poor eye sight) started it all. While copying some score sheets he mistook a "b" for an "h". Dunno if that's true though...

Well whoever it was at least in one regard it turned out quite nicely considering the various works that have been composed on the motive formed by the letters in Bach's name (B-A-C-Bb, for folks around these parts).

[Compyfox]

Someone's really gotta mention the relation between Major and Minor to Dur and Moll (latin). I always mix them up so I can't really tell myself what is what.

Futhermore with chords in the US and latin writings, especially the halfnotes.

Example?
US = 5th, latin/Germany = Quinte
US = 7th, latin/Germany = Septe

I guess this is the biggest language barrier if you want to talk with a native american about your creations and he's like "use this and use that", but you can't translate it into "your native system" because you simply don't know the equivalents.

So yeah, kudos to everyone who'd create a very detailed list in terms of "equivalents" (jpg maybe? For printing out for the wall or something)

[JumpingJackFlash]

Someone's really gotta mention the relation between Major and Minor to Dur and Moll (latin). I always mix them up so I can't really tell myself what is what.

Futhermore with chords in the US and latin writings, especially the halfnotes.

Example?
US = 5th, latin/Germany = Quinte
US = 7th, latin/Germany = Septe

Major = Dur
Minor = Moll

Number-related prefixes like this generally come from either Latin or Greek:

1 Una/Mono
2 Duo/Bi
3 Tri
4 Qua
5 Quin/Pent
6 Hex/Sex
7 Sept/Hept
8 Oct
9 Non
10 Dec

Although most of these are rarely used in music. Others have already written about 'hemi' and 'semi' quavers etc.