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AuthorTopic:   sharps & flats
Anonymous
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posted: 12/1/2010 at 2:01:44 PM ET
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all things being equal- why no b# and no e#

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posted: 12/27/2010 at 1:26:48 PM ET
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There are only 15 major keys. The flat keys take up 7, the sharps 7 and 1 with neither= 15
The order of sharps are f,c,g,d,a,e,b
the sharp keys are
GM- 1#
DM- 2#
AM- 3#
EM- 4#
BM- 5#
C#M- 6#
F#M- 7#
The reason C# and F# are called # is because the notes are already sharped in the key signature. No other reason.In the others those note names AREN"T sharped hence no # in the name.

The same reason applies to flat keys. Bb is called flat because B is flatted in the key signature.

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posted: 12/30/2010 at 5:50:15 PM ET
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a sharp is 1/2 step up or to the right on a keyboard so on a piano the sharp will be a white key for these two keys


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