{"id":15427,"date":"2016-11-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=15427"},"modified":"2024-10-07T15:05:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T23:05:01","slug":"difficult-major-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/difficult-major-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: Why You Can’t “Easily” Play In Major Keys Like D#, G#, A#, And So On."},"content":{"rendered":"

In this lesson, you’ll discover why it’s challenging to play in major keys like D#, G#, A#, and so on.<\/p>\n

The use of the term note and key interchangeably is a misconception that needs to be corrected because a note and a key (although they’re related) are two different things.<\/p>\n

A vast majority of musicians do not really know the difference between the key of A# and the key of Bb. There’s an opinion that this is the key of A#:
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\n…and this is the key of Bb:
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\nHence, it’s common to have someone say “I’m In The Key Of Bb, That’s A#” <\/em>and that’s ABSOLUTELY wrong. If you want to find out why,then read on.
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The Concept Of Key Signature<\/h2>\n

Before we talk about key signature, let’s briefly discuss the concept of key.<\/p>\n

A Short Note On The Concept Of Key<\/h3>\n

There are twelve musical notes:
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\nAll the notes on the piano:
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\n…can be classified under these twelve notes:
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\nThe concept of key has to do with the relationship between these eight components:<\/p>\n