Enharmonic Equivalents

Published by Joshua Señoron in
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In music, notes can be written out in multiple ways (especially for notes on the black keys). Although these notes are spelled out differently, they still are the same note physically.

C# = Db, D# = Eb, F# = Gb, G# = Ab, A# = Bb

Given a musical note, create a function that returns its enharmonic equivalent. The examples below should make this clear.

Examples

get_equivalent("D#") ➞ "Eb"

get_equivalent("Gb") ➞ "F#"

get_equivalent("Bb") ➞"A#"

Notes

  • Note names will always be a capital letter followed by either # or b.
  • Remember that the note after G is A and vice versa.
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