Note Cheat Sheet

Notes have a name and a picture. Sometimes notes also have a sharp or a flat. William R. Beyer
These are all the notes you'll need, with their name and corresponding picture.

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

% ˙ ˙ ∀ ˙ ˙ ∀ ˙ ˙ ∀˙ ˙
˙ ∀˙ ˙ ∀ ˙
˙ ∀˙ ˙ ∀˙ ˙ ∀˙ ˙

˙ ∀˙ ˙ ∀˙ ˙ ˙
˙
F

˙ ∀˙
E

˙ ∀˙
D D#

˙ ∀˙
C C#

˙
C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B

˙ ∀˙
% ˙ ∀˙

˙ ˙ α˙ ˙ α˙ ˙
F

˙ α˙ ˙ α˙
E Eb

˙ α˙
D Db

˙
C B Bb

˙ α˙
A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db C

% ˙ α˙ ˙

B Bb A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db C B Bb A Ab G Gb F

% ˙ α˙ ˙ α˙ ˙ α˙ ˙ ˙ α˙ ˙ α˙
˙ ˙ α˙ ˙ α˙ ˙ α˙ ˙

1. Key signatures can consist of flats or sharps and change notes on the corresponding lines throughout the entire
piece of music.

α ∀
2. Key signatures can have as many as seven flats, seven sharps, or nothing at all!

%α ∑ % ∑ % ∑
This key signature has two flats. This key signature has nothing. This key signature has one sharp.
All B's are Bb's. Everything is played without a flat or sharp. All F's are F#'s.
All E's are Eb's.

1. Accidentals change notes beyond the key signature.

2. Accidentals can be sharps (#, raises the note), flats (b, lowers the note) or naturals (µ, cancels a flat/sharp in the
key signature or a previous accidental).

α
3. Accidentals last the entire measure

%α α α˙ µ˙
∀˙
This accidental is a flat. This accidental is a sharp. This accidental is a natural.
This note is now Gb. This note is now C#. This note is now E instead of Eb.

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