Music Theory 1 (How many sharps/flats) Flashcards

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1
Q

C

A

No sharps or flats

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2
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G

A

1 sharp

F#

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3
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D

A

2 sharps

F# and C#

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4
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A

A

3 sharps

C#, F#, G#

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5
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E

A

4 sharps

F#, G#, A#, C#

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6
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B

A

5 sharps

C#, D#, F#, G#, A#

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7
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F#

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6 sharps

F#, G#, A#, C#, D#, E#

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8
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C# (Db)

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7 sharps

C#, D#, E#, F#, G#, A#, B#

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9
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F

A

1 flat

Bb

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Bb

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2 flats

Bb and Eb

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11
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Eb

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3 flats

Eb, Ab, Bb

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12
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Ab

A

4 flats

Ab, Bb, Db, Eb

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13
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Db

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5 flats

Db, Eb, Gb, Ab, Bb

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14
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Gb

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6 flats

Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb

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15
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Cb

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7 flats

Cb, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab, Bb

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16
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Mnemonic for order of sharps/flats

A

Sharps - Father Carl Goes Down And Ends Battle
or Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Birds, Fuckers

Flats - Battle Ends And Down Goes Carl’s Father
or BEAD Go Catch Fish

17
Q

Find the number of sharps in a scale / See what key it is from the number of sharps

A

For sharps, all you have to do is take the tonic of the key and subtract a semitone (a half-step). This leaves you with the last note in the key that has a sharp. When we say last, we mean in the order of FCGDAEB. Here’s an example:

Sharps: For B-Major, we start with B and subtract a semitone, which lands us on A#. Now we cycle through the Circle starting at F. This tells us that B-Major has 5 sharps, which are F#, C#, G#, D#, and finally A#.

18
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Find the number of flats in a scale / See what key it is from the number of flats

A

Take the tonic of the key and jump backwards a fifth on the Circle by moving counter-clockwise one step. This again will be the last note in the key that has a flat. For flats, we mean the last note in the order of BEADGCF. Here’s the example so this makes sense:

Flats: If we need to formulate the key signature for D-flat Major, we start with Db. We move backwards a fifth to Gb. According to BEADGCF, this key has five flats. Now we cycle around the Circle counter-clockwise starting at B and add E, A, D, and finally G. These are our five flats.

19
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Circle of Fifths

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From 12- Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Birds, (sharp) Fuckers (clock-wise)
From 5pm - BEAD Go Catch Fish, BbEbAbDb F# (anti-clockwise)
From 1pm - Go Catch Fish BEAD