Back
Find Key Accidentals: Which Notes Get Sharped
TheoryGame

Find Key Accidentals: Which Notes Get Sharped

Find Key Accidentals: Which Notes Get Sharped

The short answer: Find Key Accidentals goes one step past counting — name which notes are sharp or flat in a given key. Points scale with speed. Knowing a key has "three sharps" is half of it; knowing they are F♯, C♯ and G♯ is what lets you actually play in it.

What the game is

You get a key and name its specific accidentals. This is where the fixed order of sharps and flats pays off — the game drills that order until the exact notes come automatically.

What it teaches

Every key signature, on one wheel
CGDAEBF#DbAbEbBbFAmEmBmF#mC#mG#mEbmBbmFmCmGmDm1♯2♯3♯4♯5♯6♯5♭4♭3♭2♭1♭
  • The specific accidentals in each key, not just the count.
  • The order of sharps and flats (the circle again).
  • What you need to spell scales and chords correctly.

Why it's cool

The order of sharps and flats never changes — F, C, G, D... one way and back the other. Learn it once and every key opens up, because you can always work out exactly which notes bend.

Where to start

Read key signatures explained and the Circle of Fifths course.