Key Signature Table:
Use this chart to tell you how many sharps or flats
are in any given key and to work out what the
key signature is from any number of sharps or flats.
Write out
in exam
For example, in the Major b's key, Eb has 3 flats in it.
Major #’s
Minor #’s
0 – Carol
1 – Grows
2 – Daisies
3 – And
4 – Enters
5 – Blooms
6 – F#or
7 – C#ompetition
0 – Animals
1 – Enter
2 – Boats
3 – F#or
4 – C#ruise
5 – G#oing
6 – D#own
7 – A#mazon
Major b’s
Minor b’s
0 – Chef
1 – Fred
2 – Bbuys
3 – Ebggs
4 – Abnd
5 – Dboes
6 – Gbood
7 – Cbooking
0 – All
1 – Dogs
2 – Give
3 – Cats
4 – Frights
5 – Bbut
6 – Eblephants
7 – Abche
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Order of Key Signatures:
This chart below will help you remember the order of
sharps & flats in all the clefs needed for Grade 5 theory.
#’s
b’s
Fred Charles Goes Down
And Ends Battle
Battle Ends And Down
Goes Charles Fred
# ## #
# ##
bbb
bbb
b
# ## #
# ##
bbb
b bb
b
# ## #
# ##
Alto
bbb
bbb
b
Tenor
bbb
bbb
b
# ####
##
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Chord Chart:
You can use the chord chart below to help you with the
Following :
1) Composing a Melody
2) Chords at Cadential Points
3) Naming Chords
The chord chart below can be used to easily indicate
which notes are in any chord of your chosen key and inversion.
The example is in C Major.
c) G A B
b) E F G
a) C D E
I II III
C
A
F
IV
D E
B C
G A
V VI
F
D
B
VII
The Roman Numerals along the bottom indicate the chord
number and the 'a', 'b' and 'c' indicate the inversion - with 'a'
being the Root, 'b' the 1st inversion and 'c' 2nd inversion.
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Degrees of the scale:
Use the chart below to help remind you of the names
of each degree of the scale:
1St - Tonic
2nd - Super Tonic
3rd - Mediant
4th - Sub-Dominant
5th - Dominant
6th - Sub-Mediant
7th - Leading Note
8th - Upper Tonic
Write out
in exam
Use the accidentals 'Flow Chart' for intervals
bb
b
#
x
Write out
in exam
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