In a message dated 11/25/99 7:03:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,
KANADA4229@... writes:
<< I know the cycle, it's the application that's giving me problems.
OK, if you know the cycle, then it is simple...
For #'s you count them clockwise around the circle starting at 11 o'clock (F)
and then 12 o'clock (C) then 1 oclock, etc. until you are at the number of
sharps for the key you are in.
Example: You are in the key of A Major. You know that it has 3 sharps. You
start counting from 11 o'clock for 3 spaces. So you get 11 is F 12 is C and
1 is G.
So there you have it....The key of A has 3 sharps and the notes that are
sharped are F, C and G.
For Flats, you simply start at at 10 o'clock and count counter-clockwise.
Example: You are in Db (D flat). You know it has 5 flats, so start counting
from 10 o'clock and you will see B, E, A, D and G (Remember the first 4 as
the word BEAD). These notes are the notes that get flatted!
Hope this helps,
Andy Seyler
