Sessio n 2 : Paying Your Dues
Keys and Key Signatures
Learning your keys and key signatures is one of the most helpful things you can ever do for your musical life.
Key signatures appear at the beginning of each line of music and tell the player what notes
are to be sharped or flatted. Each major scale produces a unique combination of sharps or
flats as its key signature. A key signature will never have both sharps and flats in it
simultaneously. The order of sharps and flats in a key signature come in a predictable
sequence. The key signature order of sharps is F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#. The order of flats
is Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb.
KEY KEY SIGNATURE ORDER MAJOR SCALE
C No sharps or flats C D E F G A B C
F Bb F G A Bb C D E F
Bb Bb, Eb Bb C D Eb F G A Bb
Eb Bb, Eb, Ab Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb
Ab Bb, Eb, Ab, Db Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab
Db Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db
Gb Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb
G F# G A B C D E F# G
D F#, C# D E F# G A B C# D
A F#, C#, G# A B C# D E F# G# A
E F#, C#, G#, D# E F# G# A B C# D# E
B F#, C#, G#, D#, A# B C# D# E F# G# A# B
F# F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E# F# G# A# B C# D# E# F
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