Key signatures
Key signatures
Sharps and flats after the clef apply through the piece and avoid repeating the same sign before every note.
How to read them
- Count the signs.
- Find the tonic.
- Play the scale slowly and name the degrees.
Sources and licenses
- Open Music Theory, Version 2 — Virtual Library of Virginia / contributing authorsCC BY-SA 4.0; adapted explanation with attribution
- Theory Lessons — musictheory.netExternal reference; no text or images copied
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