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Mainly because of the note naming convention that every letter is represented once and no repeats. So if we stayed consistent with all sharps or all flats, you could do: C, D, Eb, Gb, G, Ab, B. ...But we'd have G named twice and no F name. C, D, D#, F#, G, G#, B. ...same problems if we go all sharps. We have two D names, two G names, and no A or E name. So, the only way to get all the letters named in C Hungarian Minor is what you wrote. Basically, it's a clash of conventions and the letter name rule trumps the all-sharps-or-flats. This is mostly so you could write your key signature. You can put Eb, F#, and Ab on a key signature because no line or space on the staff is used twice. But how would you notate Gb and G-natural in a key signature? Same for D-natural, D# and G-natural and G#? The only other solution would be no key signature and a bazillion accidentals.

So I know you don't exactly like talking about enharmonics, but this is just something that I have to ask. I'm aware of when to refer to a scale in flats, and when sharps are more appropriate (I'll not repeat the A# Major debacle again). However, I've noticed that this system begins to fall flat on its face when looking at more exotic scales. Take C Hungarian minor, for instance; we've got C, D, Eb -so far so good. But then we get the clusterfuck that is F#-G-Ab-B, and I'm just...how? I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to use both flats and sharps in the same key, so how would I go about naming these notes?

Wolfy

Hi Jake! I've been working on writing a full song for the first time and decided to use a melody from the coldplay song X&Y. So far I have just changed the chords hanging under the melody and wanted to decide a few things upfront about the song before going further. 1. I was wondering whether that is enough of a reharmonization. My chord progression (G Lydian) is DMaj7 | Em7sus2 | Bm7 | A7 F#7 G | Em7sus2 | Bm7 | C#m7b5 G 2. I was struggling with deciding the vibe / groove for the song. Do you have any suggestions on what could be a good genre / tempo for the song? Or can I just pick whatever I feel like and should be able to make it work. In general how do you decide this for your songs? The original song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIgxY0yWLNY Rough cut version of my loop - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IOJ0SegVLGV1fhI2CmSzuqmm6cyParlE/view?usp=sharing