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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.
  
They tell you what notes are sharp or flat throughout the piece - and help you work out the [[keys]] - both [[relative]] majors/minors.
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They tell you what notes are sharp or flat throughout the piece - and help you work out the [[keys]].
  
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C major and A minor share this key signature, with no sharps or flats:
 
  http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/key-sig-c.png
 
  http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/key-sig-c.png
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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
 
  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
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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
 
  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

Revision as of 11:48, 13 February 2021

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.

They tell you what notes are sharp or flat throughout the piece - and help you work out the keys.

C major and A minor share this key signature, with no sharps or flats:

key-sig-c.png

The sharp keys are these:

key-sig-g.png key-sig-d.png key-sig-a.png key-sig-e.png key-sig-b.png key-sig-fsharp.png

And the flat keys are these:

key-sig-f.png key-sig-bflat.png key-sig-eflat.png key-sig-aflat.png key-sig-dflat.png key-sig-gflat.png