

This is because a scale has a sound or tone, and the Order of Sharps is only a step counting tool to find the Key. Notice that the major scale sharps are not in the same letter sequence as the Order of Sharps, FCGDAEB. ".the Root note is the name of the Key, and the Order of Sharps or Flats are tools to find the number of sharps or flats, for that Key." Therefore, the scale of A Major is: A B C # D E F # G # A We now know the Key of A Major with the Root 'A', has 3 notes, FCG, all sharp. The A Major Scale has these 3 sharps, also. (Remember the order is all sharps.) FCG is the end of our counting, because 'G #' is the last sharp in that order.įound in the Key of A Major. Start from the first letter, 'F', and count up to G.

If a song is based around the 'A' note, then 'A' is our Root. The Key's name is based on the first note of a song's Major Scale, or its Root (the base note from which the subsequent sounds branch). The Key indicates what notes are sharp or flat. Between these letters are more notes, so we must add sharps or flats to name them.Ī song may be in different Keys. The musical notes have the letters, ABCDEFG.
