Alas!)įor major key signatures, there are rules for both flat-based and sharp-based key signatures: Yes, and we see students trying to write applied chords without knowing key signatures, too. Not knowing key signatures-or having to actively think through them every time-strikes me as akin to doing algebra while still using your fingers for basic addition. In my experience, most fluent musicians know their key signatures by rote, because it's such a fundamental concept that lays the foundation for almost everything that comes after it. (including three letter names, should there be any confusion between A♭ and G♯) ![]() It was quite a shallow mine, so for the Major to visit the Miner he had to go down just three steps. After a bit, of course, you just know the keys and signatures.Īlso, of course, Father Christmas Goes Down All Escalators Backwards and BEAD Gives Catholic Faith (questionable theology, but memorable).Īnd for the relationship between relative minor and major:Ī Major did some looting and left the army with a bit of money, which he invested in a mine. When taking 'grade' theory exams, we would jot 'FCGDAEB' and 'BEADGCF' (notice that the order of sharps is the order of flats backwards?) at the top of the page. ![]() G♯ is the 7th note of A major.įour flats - B, E, A and D - is A♭ major. So three sharps - F, C and G - is A major. ![]() Last sharp in the key signature is the leading note (7th) of the major key.
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