![]() ![]() Keys with two different names are called enharmonic keys. However, the bottom two key signatures in the circle of fifths have two different names and can either be written with flats or sharps. Followed by B flat major which has two flats (B flat and E flat) and so on. To learn the order of the flats use the acronym “BEAD” and the letters GCF. ![]() So the first key signature going anticlockwise from C Major is the key signature of F major which contains one flat (B flat). If you move counterclockwise from C major (top of the circle), the key signatures use flats instead of sharps. The sentence “Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Bread” is used to learn the oder of the sharps in the key signatures. Followed by D major which has two sharps ( F sharp plus C sharp). So, the key of G major has one sharp which is F sharp. Moving clockwise, each key has one sharp added. To memorise the circle of fifths, start with the key of C which has no sharps nor flats. The only exception is A.The major keys are the ones in the middle circle coloured grey. 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. ![]()
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