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Key Signature . How to identify the key signature of a song. What do sharps do? . Sharps raise the pitch of a note one-half step. What do sharps look like? . #. Sharps (#) are always in this order:. Identifying Key Signatures for SHARPS (#) OPTION 1.
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Key Signature How to identify the key signature of a song.
What do sharps do? • Sharps raise the pitch of a note one-half step. What do sharps look like? #
Identifying Key Signatures for SHARPS (#)OPTION 1 • STEP 1—Count how many sharps there are in the key signature. • STEP 2—Take that number and count up through the order of sharps (FCGDAEB). • STEP 3—From there, skip one and that is your key signature.
Identifying Key Signatures for SHARPS (#)OPTION 2 • STEP 1—Count how many sharps there are in the key signature. • STEP 2—Take that number and count up through the order of sharps (FCGDAEB). • STEP 3—From the last one, go up ½ step on the lines and spaces.
One sharp…. F C G D A E B
One sharp…. F C G D A E B
One sharp…. F C G D A E B
One sharp…. F C G D A E B
One sharp…. F C G D A E B THE ANSWER: KEY OF G
TWO sharps…. F C G D A E B
Two sharps…. F C G D A E B
Two sharps…. FC G D A E B
Two sharps…. FC G D A E B
Two sharps…. FC G D A E B
Two sharps…. FC G D A E B
Two sharps…. F C G D A E B THE ANSWER: KEY OF D
Three sharps…. F C G D A E B
Three sharps…. F C G D A E B
Three sharps…. FC G D A E B
Three sharps…. FCG D A E B
Three sharps…. FC G D A E B
Three sharps…. FC G D A E B
Three sharps…. FCG D A E B
Three sharps…. FCG D A E B
Three sharps…. F C GDA E B THE ANSWER: KEY OF A
Four sharps…. F C G D A E B
Four sharps…. F C G D A E B
Four sharps…. FC G D A E B
Four sharps…. FCG D A E B
Four sharps…. FCGD A E B
Four sharps…. FC G D A E B
Four sharps…. FC G D A E B
Four sharps…. FCG D A E B
Four sharps…. FCGD A E B
Four sharps…. FCGD A E B
Four sharps…. F C GDAE B THE ANSWER: KEY OF E
Five sharps…. F C G D A E B
Five sharps…. F C G D A E B
Five sharps…. FC G D A E B
Five sharps…. FCG D A E B
Five sharps…. FCGD A E B
Five sharps…. FCGDA E B
Five sharps…. FC G D A E B
Five sharps…. FC G D A E B
Five sharps…. FCG D A E B
Five sharps…. FCGD A E B
Five sharps…. FCGDA E B
Five sharps…. FCGDA E B