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The Keys

  Keys tell you which chords you will most likely play (there are only 12) - If you ask someone what key a song is in, there is more than likely one of these twelve answers: Also you should note that a 'Key' and 'Scale' are pretty much the same thing, If you say you are playing in the Key of C then that means you are playing the C major scale...

Key of                       notes used              

"Gb"-------------Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb

"Db"-------------Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb

"Ab"-------------Ab Bb C Db Eb F G

"Eb"-------------Ab Bb C D Eb F G

"Bb"-------------A Bb C D Eb F G

"F"--------------A Bb C D E F G

                   "C" -------------A B C D E F G    This is the Key to Study

"G"-------------A B C D E F# G

"D"-------------A B C# D E F# G

"A"-------------A B C# D E F# G#

"E"-------------A B C# D# E F# G#

"B"-------------A# B C# D# E F# G#

Back to "Gb"

   Above we show the keys changing but started every column with A to show the order that the notes are changed - each time changing one note only 

 This diagrams shows the number of sharps or flats in each key - you should notice that each time you change keys, only one sharp or flat is added.

The Gb and F# are the same key and can be written either way - the Gb is or should be the proper way to write that key.

Every Song written in the Last 1000 Years have come from one or more of these 12 KEYS! (No others exist) - below is the key chart that shows the keys with the notes shown in the order starting from the Key notes.

I II III IV V VI VII

Major

Minor Minor Major Major Minor dim.
           
* Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F
Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C
Ab Bb C Db Eb F G
Eb F G Ab Bb C D
Bb C D Eb F G A
F G A Bb C D E
C D E F G A B
G A B C D E F#
D E F# G A B C#
A B C# D E F# G#
E F# G# A B C# D#
B C# D# E F# G# A#
* F# G# A# B C# D# E#

Key/Chord Master - Printable Version

   The Key of F# and the Key of Gb are the same key. F# shows all the notes as Sharps (one fret higher), Gb shows all the notes as Flats (one fret lower), Memorize the FCGDAEB - BEADGCF patterns above, This is the pattern of notes when you cycle through the keys! 

 
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