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Memory tricks for all the scales.
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The scales with flat notes.
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So the first memory trick I can show
you is we're looking earlier that
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the only scale that starts on a white
note that contains a flat note is F.
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Which has B-flat.
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So that's the only one with a flat in it,
that starts with a white note.
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So the fact that it's the odd man
out will help you remember it.
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And the other side of that,
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most of the scales with flat notes
will start on the black keys.
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So just as the scales with the sharps,
most of them start on the white keys.
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Most of the scales with flats
will start on the black keys.
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Now as with the sharp keys,
the flats happen.
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They arise in a certain order,
which will help you memorize them.
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First key will have one flat.
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Another will have two flats, so B-flat.
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That has B-flat and E-flat and so on.
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So the order of the flats
arise is easy to remember.
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If you think of the word BEAD,
B-E-A-D, then ad G and C.
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So this sounds the same as
the circle of fifths, but
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don't worry about that just for now.
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Just memorize this.
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So the order of flats is B-flat, E-flat,
A-flat, D-flat, G-flat, then C-flat.
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So B, E, A, D, G, C, all flats.
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So for instance,
if you know a key has two flats,
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you know they must be B-flat and E-flat.
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That's start of B, B and E.
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B-flat and E-flat.
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If a key has three flats,
they must be B flat, E flat, Ab.
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The start of the word BEAD,
B-flat, E-flat, A-flat.
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If a key has four flats,
it must contain the four flats B-flat,
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E-flat, A-flat, D-flat, BEAD and so on.
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Another memory trick is that if you're
on the first note of a flat scale.
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So for instance,
if you're on a D-flat [SOUND] and
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you're trying to work out how many
fats are in this key or major scale.
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[SOUND] If you used the sequence,
the B, E, A, D, G,
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C, all flat sequence and count up
to the notes you're on [SOUND] and
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then add one more,
you'll find the exact flats for that key.
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Now this sounds complicated, but if you
just observe a few times, you'll get it.
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[SOUND] So you're in the key of D-flat or
you're playing the major scale of
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D-flat and you wanna find out the number
of flats in this key or this scale.
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So climb up through the sequence,
[SOUND] the BEAD sequence.
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B-flat, E-flat, A-flat, D-flat,
so that's the note you're on.
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Stop there, then add one.
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So you've got B-flat, E-flat,
A-flat, D-flat and G-flat.
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So that's the number of flats in the exact
flats in this scale, in this key.
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[SOUND] B-flat, E-flat,
A-flat, D-flat plus G-flat.
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So, it's got five flats in it.
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So that really only leaves F and
C unflattened.
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So it's all the black, but in that octave.
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Or try E-flat.
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So, [SOUND] playing in the key of E-flat
or you're playing the major scale of
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E-flat and you want to find out how
many flats does it have and which ones?
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So, [SOUND] count through the sequence
up to the note you're on.
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B-flat, E-flat that's the note you're on,
add one.
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B-flat, E-flat, A-flat.
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So this has definitely got B-flat,
E-flat, plus A-flat.
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B-flat, E-flat, A-flat or
B-flat, E-flat, A-flat.
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Try it with A-flat.
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[SOUND] Here an A-flat and
you want to find out how many flats,
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the key of A-flat or the major scale
of A-flat has and what they are.
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So you count up through the sequence,
B-flat, E-flat,
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A-flat plus one more D-flat.
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So it's got B-flat,
A-flat, A-flat and D flat.
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Or B-flat, E-flat, A-flat, D-flat.
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Try B flat.
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Try it down here this time.
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So you count up through the sequence.
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[SOUND] You're on B-flat, you're in
the key of B-flat, you're playing a major
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scale of B-flat, you want to know how
many flats is in it and what they are.
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So you count up to that [SOUND]
through the B sequence, B-flat.
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You're on it already,
you just add one more.
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So B-flat plus E-flat.
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Now a more unusual one is the G-flat.
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So let's have a look at it.
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Count up through the sequence,
[SOUND] so you're on G-flat.
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So count up to that, B-Flat,
E-flat, A-flat, D-flat, G-flat.
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So you've got five already, that's
the note you're on and add the last one,
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the C-flat.
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Now the unusual thing is
C-flat is not a black key.
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There's C-flat and you get and
see you get a white key.
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Looks odd, don't worry why,
just memorize that.
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So that C-flat's the key to the left of C,
which happens to be the B note.
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[SOUND] So
the key of G-flat has six flats.
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So it's got B-flat, E-flat, A-flat,
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D-flat, G-flat [SOUND] and C-flat.
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So the only one that's [SOUND]
really not flattened is the F.
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So the memory tricks again.
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First of all, F is the only flat
key that starts on a white key.
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[SOUND] All the rest
start on the black keys.
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Sequence the flat arises
uses the word BEAD,
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B-E-A-D plus G, C,
like the cycle of fifths.
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So B-flat, A-flat, D-flat,
G-flat and C-flat.
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And you can know how
many flats are in a key,
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if you count up the sequence to
the key that you're playing or
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they key that you're wanting to
find out about and add one more.
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So again, the example is so
if you're in A-flat,
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[SOUND] count up to that,
B-flat, E-flat A-flat.
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That's what you're on, add one more.
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D-flat and you'll find all the flats.
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B-flat, E-flat, A-flat and D-flat.