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Key signatures refer to the group of sharps or flats shown at the beginning of sheet music - and usually on each line of the page. | Key signatures refer to the group of sharps or flats shown at the beginning of sheet music - and usually on each line of the page. | ||
| − | + | C major (and A minor) has a key signature with no [[sharps]] or [[flats]]: | |
| + | http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/key-sig-c.png | ||
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| + | Sharps or flats are added for different [[keys]]. Each pair of [[relative]] majors + minors have the same signature. | ||
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| + | The sharp keys are these: | ||
| + | http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/key-sig-g.png http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/key-sig-d.png http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/key-sig-a.png http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/key-sig-e.png http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/key-sig-b.png http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/key-sig-fsharp.png | ||
| + | Notice: the major key is always a [[semitone]] higher than the last sharp. | ||
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| + | And the flat keys are these: | ||
| + | http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/key-sig-f.png http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/key-sig-bflat.png http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/key-sig-eflat.png http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/key-sig-aflat.png http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/key-sig-dflat.png http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/key-sig-gflat.png | ||
| + | Notice: the major key is always the second-last flat. | ||
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| + | The last key signatures of F sharp and G flat are [[enharmonic]] - using the same keys called by different names. And you may see 7 flats or sharps too, though this is rare! | ||
Latest revision as of 10:45, 22 March 2022
Key signatures refer to the group of sharps or flats shown at the beginning of sheet music - and usually on each line of the page.
C major (and A minor) has a key signature with no sharps or flats:
Sharps or flats are added for different keys. Each pair of relative majors + minors have the same signature.
The sharp keys are these:
Notice: the major key is always a semitone higher than the last sharp.
And the flat keys are these:
Notice: the major key is always the second-last flat.
The last key signatures of F sharp and G flat are enharmonic - using the same keys called by different names. And you may see 7 flats or sharps too, though this is rare!