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E and B major
One more look at what you missed.
G major has one sharp, D major two, A major three.
Each new key starts a fifth higher: G, then D, then A. Keep going and you reach E, then B.
E major has four sharps: F, G, C and D sharp.
E, F sharp, G sharp, A, B, C sharp, D sharp, E.
Hear E major.
Four black keys, and still the same major pattern.
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Which sharp does E major add to A major's three?
Play E major. Four of its notes are black keys.
E, F sharp, G sharp, A, B, C sharp, D sharp, E.
B major adds a fifth sharp: A sharp.
B, C sharp, D sharp, E, F sharp, G sharp, A sharp, B.
Hear B major.
Five black keys and two white ones, B and E.
How many sharps does B major have?
Each key keeps the old sharps and adds its seventh note.
So the sharps always arrive in the same order: F, C, G, D, A.
Which of these notes stays a white key in B major?
You can build E and B major.
What you learned
- E major has four sharps, and B major has five.
- Each new key starts a fifth higher and adds one sharp.
- The sharps arrive in order: F, C, G, D, A.
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