The Key of F Major

Lesson 3/53 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Piano Method 1
The Key of F Major

The Key of F Major

When a song contains mostly notes from the F major scale, it is said to be in the key of F major. The key signature for F major contains one flat (Bb) after each clef. The next 2 songs Bojangles Boogie and On Top Of Old Smoky , are written here in the key of F.

In this song the chords played by the left hand are played arpeggio style. On the recording there are five beats to introduce this song.

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1- C Chord (Second Inversion) 2- The Note B (below Middle C) 3- Broken Chords 4- The Dotted Quarter Note 5- The Note B (above Middle C) 6- The C Major Scale 7- The G7 Chord (another hand position) 8- The G Chord 9- The Note D (on the fourth line of the treble staff) 10- The Note F# (above Middle C) 11- Piano Technique 12- The D7 Chord (another hand position) 13- Flat Signs 14- The Note Bb (above Middle C) 15- The Bb Chord 16- The Note E (in the 4th space of the treble staff) 17- The F Major Scale 18- The C7 Chord (another hand position) 19- The Note G (above the treble staff) 20- Major Chord Chart 21- The Note A 22- INTRODUCTION 23- The Note D 24- The Note E 25- The Note F 26- Chords 27- The Three Four Time Signature 28- The F Chord 29- The Eighth Note 30- The Tie 31- Changing Between F and G7 32- The Lead-in 33- Legato 34- Changing Between F and C7 35- The G Major Scale 36- The Piano Keyboard 37- The Key of F Major 38- Changing Between F and B<span class="symbolA">b</span> 39- Key Signature of F Major 40- The Octave 41- Changing Between C and F 42- Seventh Chords 43- Changing Between B and D7 44- Changing Between G and G 45- Key Signatures 46- Arpeggios 47- Changing Chords 48- Playing Parts of Chords 49- How to Read Music 50- Key of C Major 51- Changing Between G and D7 52- The Key of G Major 53- Songs with Chords

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