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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 have this key signature, with no sharps or flats:
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C major (and A minor) has a 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
  
Sharps or flats are added to a key signature for different [[keys]].  Each pair of [[relative]] majors + minors have the same signature.
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Sharps or flats are added for different [[keys]].  Each pair of [[relative]] majors + minors have the same signature.
  
 
The sharp keys are these:
 
The sharp keys are these:

Revision as of 10:51, 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.

C major (and A minor) has a key signature with no sharps or flats:

key-sig-c.png

Sharps or flats are added for different keys. Each pair of relative majors + minors have the same signature.

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