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- Can you have a sharp and a flat in the same chord?
- What is the rule for sharps and flats?
- What tells you to play sharp or flat?
Can you have a sharp and a flat in the same chord?
Yes the minor scale has a raised leading Tone that can easily be a sharp. This happens in the Minor scales a few times. There is also the Whole Tone scale that can have sharps and flats. There is no rule that excludes them from being in the same scale.
What is the rule for sharps and flats?
The order of sharps is F – C – G – D – A – E – B , often remembered by a mnemonic. One common mnemonic for the order of sharps is “Fast Cars Go Dangerously Around Every Bend.” The order of flats is B – E – A – D – G – C – F .
What tells you to play sharp or flat?
The Differences Between Sharps and Flats
The sharp sign or symbol raises the note's pitch by a half step. A flat symbol, on the other hand, lowers it by the same. For example, a notated C tells you to play the white key C on the keyboard. But, a notated C-sharp alerts you to raise that C by a half step.
