Published:
2014-02-18
Updated:
2014-02-18
Learning Ukulele with Curt
Reading for `Ukulele - Lesson Four, Key Signatures, Sharps
This lessons covers the natural symbol and the sharp key signatures keys. In musical notation, a key signature is a collection of sharp or flat symbols placed together on the staff. Key signatures are generally written immediately after the clef at the beginning of a line of musical notation, although they can appear in other parts of a score, notably after a double barline. A key signature is use to indicate the “auto sharping or flatting of specified notes. Key signatures are also used to identify the key of a composition.
Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications Code: UKEREAD1S-4
Main Category: Reading Main Instrument: Ukulele
Categories: Chords, Reading, Music Keys, Beginner, Notation
2026-08-23
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Number of Pages: 6
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This lessons covers the natural symbol and the sharp key signatures keys.
In musical notation, a key signature is a collection of sharp or flat symbols placed together on the staff. Key signatures are generally written immediately after the clef at the beginning of a line of musical notation, although they can appear in other parts of a score, notably after a double barline. A key signature is use to indicate the “auto sharping or flatting of specified notes. Key signatures are also used to identify the key of a composition.
Although a key signature may be written using any combination of sharp and flat symbols, about a dozen diatonic key signatures are by far the most common, and their use is assumed in much of this article. A piece scored using a single diatonic key signature and no accidentals contains notes of at most seven of the twelve pitch classes, which seven being determined by the particular key signature.
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