If there is a F sharp written into the key signature, does that mean you have to play a G-flat too?

Whatever notes in the key signature that are sharp are played sharp, nothing else changes. If the notes in the key signature are flat you play them flat.

KEY Notes played flat

in key of F - B

in key of Bflat - BE

in key of Eflat- BEA

in key of Aflat - BEAD

in key of Dflat - BEADG

in key of Gflat - BEADGC

in key of Cflat - BEADGCF

KEY Notes played Sharp

in key of G -F

in key of D -FC

in key of A -FCG

in key of E -FCGD

in key of B -FCGDA

in key of Fsharp -FCGDAE

in key of Csharp -FCGDAEB

In the key of C nothing is sharp or flat

I hope this helps you understand

It makes things much more easier so you can easily tell what note you're going to play before you play it, which makes sight reading much more faster for professional and developing pianists and musicians alike. Let's say you were playing in the key signature of four flats of A flat, B flat, D flat, and E flat, and you had to play an A flat in the piece, and then a G. Wouldn't it be easier to just have the A flat in the key signature and then play the G then have to say FLAT in the middle of the piece so you're body has to think what you play before you play it, which could distract you from actually playing the G? People choose to play in certain key signatures to have a variety of different sounds. It would be boring if every piece was made in the same key. Some people like how certain key signatures sound, but mostly it is to have a variety of notes being played, and it can really add character to the song if it changes keys in the song, for example. Key signatures were created in piano in the late 18th century when people realized that in a very hard song like if you had to play G, G flat, A, and E flat, it would just be easier to say G natural, G flat, A natural, and E flat while you are in the key signature of 5 flats of A flat, B flat, D flat, E flat, and G flat so you easily know when to play the G natural and A natural in the song because you see another symbol that is different than the G flat and A flat before so you don't have to switch keys in the song with a lot of thinking. You already know what all the Gs are going to be, and all the As EXCEPT the ones that say natural. And it does matter if it is in a major or minor key. In case you weren't aware, key signatures are composed of major and minor key in of themselves, so if you change keys that could add a harmonizing and good effect to a lower key signature with notes one below each note in the second key signature, for example, that could make the sad song sound happy. It all depends on the structure and notes of the song, so you can't make generalizations like that.

no. in B major G is also sharp.

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

F# is the same note as G flat,

D# is the same note as E flat,

G# is the same note as A flat,

A# is the same note as B flat,

C# is the same as D flat,

and so on...just look at a piano keyboard if you get confused.

Within a key you will never find both written - only one or the other. There can only be one kind of A (flat, sharp or natural), one kind of B, etc. in a scale.

if you need help with fingerings for any of the scales try this website:

http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Study/FingeringCh...

No. Only the accidentals written into the key signature apply, not the enharmonics. (Enharmonic = same note, different way to write it. For example, B flat is the same pitch as A sharp.)

So, B major means F, C, G, D, A, are sharp. No flats. You will never see a key signature with both sharps and flats.

The B major scale is B C# D# E F# G# A# B.

No, you don't have to play G as a G-flat. Technically, F sharp and G flat are the same note, but unless the music indicates that a specific note is to be sharped or flatted, then it is played as a natural. So unless it puts a flat on the G line in the key signature, you don't play the G as flat.

b major sclae is as follows: B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A♯, B

if it has the note G then it is G natural NOT flat (unless marked otherswise)

F# and Gb are enharmonic equivalents (sound the same) but when playing music thye are viewed differently you wouldn't say Gb is in the key signature. although it is another name you wouldnt' say there is a Gb then G. viewing this from a theory perspective, it iw wrong.

once again the scale is above : )

I'm a little confused.....have you been playing long ??? F sharp is G flat....if on the guitar and your playing an F sharp, your in the second fret first string.....if you move up one fret, the third, it's a G, and move it back one fret it's a G flat, the same as F sharp ( they are the same note, F sharp is G flat !!!!.....I hope that I'm not confusing you too much with this. Maybe it would help if you got your teacher to explain this to you on paper.....sometimes it helps if something is visual !!!!!!!!! Why not check out this site : type this in on google..... chart for the fingerings on the flute !!!!!!! I know it's there, I've checked it out before, and it's also free, good luck !!!!!!!!!!!!!

An F sharp and G flat are the same key.

G flat and F sharp are like bruce wayne and batman, they are like clark kent and superman.... think of it like the middle step in a 3 step stairway, it's 1+1, but it's also 3-1.

F# and Gb are the same note.

Applies to all F notes, unless F is noted as a natural.

Same key on a piano. Same fret on a guitar.

It does not apply to the G note. G is a natural, unless noted as a Gb or #.