Key Signature Review

Key Signature Review

Order of Flats

• B E A D G C F

• "BEAD" "G"reatest "C"ommon "F"actor

Order of Sharps

• FCGDAEB

• Notice that the order is the reverse of the flats order

• Since a flat lowers a note and ashrp raises a note, you can see that the direction of pitch chages has an ultimate effect on the order of the sharps or flats

Major Key Signatures (Flat Side)

C Major - 0 Flats or Sharps

• F Major - 1 Flat

• Bb Major - 2 Flats

• Eb Major - 3 Flats

• Ab Major - 4 Flats

• Db Major - 5 Flats

• Gb Major - 6 Flats

• Cb Major - 7 Flats

Major Key Signatures (Sharp Side)

C Major - 0 Flats or Sharps

• G Major - 1 Sharp

• D Major - 2 Sharps

• A Major - 3 Sharps

• E Major - 4 Sharps

• B Major - 5 Sharps

• F# Major - 6 Sharps

• C# Major - 7 Sharps

Major Scale Interval Pattern

• W W H W W W H

• W = Whols Step

• H = Half Step

• Every Major Scale has this pattern

• Major Scale will NOT mix sharps and flats

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