major key signatures

A key signature in music indicates which notes are to be played as sharps or flats throughout a piece of music. It appears at the beginning of a staff, immediately after the clef and before the time signature.

Order of Sharps and Flats

• Order of Sharps: Sharps appear in the order F, C, G, D, A, E, B.

• Order of Flats: Flats appear in the order B, E, A, D, G, C, F.

Major Key Signatures

• C Major: No sharps or flats. All notes are natural.

• G Major: One sharp (F#).

• D Major: Two sharps (F#, C#).

• A Major: Three sharps (F#, C#, G#).

• E Major: Four sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#).

• F Major: One flat (B
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• B flat Major: Two flats (B
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