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Step two: you need to say it letter for letter the same way we did when learning to think in Have to learn to think in fourths if you really want to absorb the flat key signatures the direct way.Īs “F” then the word “BEAD” then the letters “G” “C” “F” Have a look at this 2min 30sec Video to help your brain along G♭major has one natural and therefore six flats. G major has one sharp and therefore six naturals. The naturals will become flats and the sharps will become naturals when we lower everything 1/2 step to make the key of B♭ī♭ major will have five naturals and therefore two flats. What this means to us is that the number of flats OR sharps plus the number of naturals will always add up to seven.ī(♮)major has five sharps and therefore two naturals. For example:Īll you have to do now is realise that we are dealing with a seven note (heptatonic) scale.

If you can count to seven and add any two numbers together that equal

Either way you should learn to 'think in fourths' (BEADGCF). To know WHAT the flats are in each key I use the 'direct way'. We just use the “convert from sharps method”. It is really easy to quickly calculate HOW MANY flats there are in each key. There is the “direct” way or the “from the Mnemonics: How Do I Remember Flat Key Signatures?Īre two ways I use to do this.

Flat key signature order