Here is a really cool freebie quick reference chart from castalia publishing.
they have really cool posters too.
Check them out at
Nick
very useful chart, did you get the company's permission to post it?
"This song starts off kinda slow then fizzles out altogether" Neil Young
yep, long ago. Â They were more than happy to have it posted. Â It's a cleverly disguised advertisement ;)
I actually bought their poster, it's a great tool.
What I'd like to know is how come the key of F# also gets to be the key of Gb but the key of Bb isn't allowed to be the key of A#. I mean, whose bright idea was that? And now I see why some of those piano-playing tabbers refer to B as Cb. Harumph.
Nice table, though.
Well we all shine on--like the moon and the stars and the sun.
-- John Lennon
Well, the key of A# is certainly allowed, but not used. Why not?
Well, let's follow the circle of 5ths to find out how many sharps we have in A#:
C G D A E B F# C# G# D# A#
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10 sharps, huh? That many?
Now let's look at what notes that would be in A# and contrast with the much simpler key Bb:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
A# B# C## D# E# F## G##
Bb C D Eb F G A
Which would you prefer?
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Helgi Briem
hbriem AT gmail DOT com
I'm just being cantankerous. I like being cantankerous. When I turned forty nearly eight years ago, I decided to achieve the state of cantankerousness. ;)
I just want to be able to call the note Bb A# sometimes too.
Tim
Well we all shine on--like the moon and the stars and the sun.
-- John Lennon
You can, in the keys B and F# major.
Cheers!
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Helgi Briem
hbriem AT gmail DOT com
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