Why are some tunings expressed in flats and other sharps?

[thetroy]

Spelling it B# or E# is just for writing stuff in standard notation on paper if the key necessitates doing so.

[GodOfRhythm]

Spelling it B# or E# is just for writing stuff in standard notation on paper if the key necessitates doing so.

And the emmy goes to...

[texasfury]

To clarify an above post, The Can Be Only One use of a letter name in a scale. That's why you will get Cb, Fb, E# and B#.

Anyway, like this scale listed above: C# D# E# F# G# A# B#

It reads much better than: C# D# F F# G# A# C

[DonP]

I just like to fuckin play

But kudos the the person who asked the question because I was curious as well.

[Deneb]

I had wondered this myself for sometime, and the only thing I could come to the conclusion of, was already stated above. The each note being listed, or rather, not being listed again.

[LouSiffer]

The mixture of flats and sharps is a pain. I think it is the notators brain fart that made him forget the most basic rules of notes: Anytime you drop a note in pitch, it is referred to as going flat.....if you increase the pitch , it is known as going sharp.

If I am in A( x02210 ) per say, and someone says jump to F sharp, that tells me I need to increase pitch ( xx4675 ), however, they often mean (244322), which should be pronounced as G Flat to let you know it is descending. I have found alot of people talk about scales and notes, but, forget this very basic rule. -Lou

[thetroy]

I don't follow Lou's rule, instead I just say "go down to F#" or "go up to F#" to indicate the direction.