

But, couldn’t C♯, which is also one fret lower from the D, also be called a D♭? That’s right-and it’s because of “enharmonic equivalence.” Enharmonic equivalence There are three sharps and two flats in-between the naturals, starting with a C# one fret up from the C. Here are all the sharps and flats in-between the notes of the C major scale: In the diagram above, all the notes are laid out just as they would on a fretboard. So, for instance, a C♯ is one semitone higher (or one fret up) than a C, and a D♭ is one semitone lower (or one fret down) than a D. They appear as suffixes to natural notes: A sharp is one semitone higher in pitch, while a flat is one semitone lower. Sharps and flats are two groups of notes that differ from natural ones (C, D, E, F, G, A and B).

Change the key of a song using a method called “transposition”.Use the key of a song to identify the ‘right’ notes to play.Learn about keys and how they’re related to scales, sharps and flats.Understand what sharps and flats are, and how they are named.The final part of trying to memorize key signatures is where to put The last flat is, it's the next key in the order. Bb has 2 flats, Bb and Eb and so the next key in To memorize the key signatures with flats You may have heard this being called the "Circle of 5ths." The next one is is D - 5 notes up from G. For example, the key with one sharp is G. The order of the sharps by counting up 5 notesįrom the last one. You can figure out the order of the rest. You know that the key of C has no sharps or flats. Next in trying to memorize key signatures is memorizing the order of If you have trouble remembering the last 3, remember that the next flat is always 4 notes higher than the last one. After that I remember that the ones that follow are GCF. What I do is remember that the first 4 spell a word: BEAD. To memorize the order of the flats you can make up a saying if you want. The first letter of each word stands for a sharp. You can memorize the order of sharps with this saying: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle.
