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30. Flats

Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, Fb

(Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles’ Father)

Placement on the staff:

The flats follow the pattern of:

DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN

When a flat sign is to be placed on a line note, the flat is centred on the line as in

the example above. When a flat sign is to be placed on a space, the flat is centred

in the space as in the example above.

31. Circle of Fifths

The circle of fifths is useful in understanding scales and key signatures. It shows

the relationship of one key to another by the number of sharps or flats in the key

signature and the order in which they occur.

Let’s start with a circle divided in twelve sections, i.e., like a clock.