The Only Basic Piano Instruction Book You'll Ever Need: Learn to Play--from Reading Your First Notes to Constructing Complex Cords by Brooke Halpin

Author:Brooke Halpin [Halpin, Brooke]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: F+W Media, Inc.
Published: 2006-06-21T16:00:00+00:00

B Major

Continuing on with the circle of fifths, the next sharp key is B major and its relative minor, G-sharp minor. The new sharp added to this key signature is A-sharp, the seventh scale degree in B major. The five sharps in B major and G-sharp minor are: F-sharp, C-sharp, G-sharp, D-sharp, and A-sharp.

By now you have probably noticed the pattern in the addition of sharps: The new sharp is always a fifth above the previous sharp. For example, in the key of E major, the fourth sharp is D. B major uses the same four sharps in E major plus the new sharp A. A-sharp is a fifth above D-sharp.

Before playing the B-major scale, notice that the fingering in the left hand starts with the fourth finger. And watch out for those A-sharps!

Exercise 39

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