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How many sharps and flats are there in music?

In music, there are seven sharps and seven flats. These symbols are used to increase or decrease the pitch of a note by a half step. Here is a list of all the sharps and flats:

Sharps:

- F sharp (#F)

- C sharp (#C)

- G sharp (#G)

- D sharp (#D)

- A sharp (#A)

- E sharp (#E)

- B sharp (#B)

Flats:

- B flat (Bb)

- E flat (Eb)

- A flat (Ab)

- D flat (Db)

- G flat (Gb)

- C flat (Cb)

- F flat (Fb)

Each of these symbols can be used to raise or lower the pitch of a note by a half step, depending on the key signature of the piece of music.

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