Sunday, June 3, 2012

Sharp and Flat in Keys

Even though the same note can be called sharp or flat (e.g Eb = D#), the key to name notes is to avoid using the same letter twice.  For example, the following uses D and A twice.

A major: A, B, Db, D, E, Gb, Ab, A

The practices is to use each letter only once and use either # or b for all notes in the key

E major: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E
Bb major: Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb
B major: B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B

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