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Skill: finding the Home note in sharp keys

We've seen that the rule for finding the Home note in keys with multiple flats is that the second flat from the right identifies the Home note. In keys with sharps the rule is similar, but the farthest sharp on the right is note #7. So the home note is the next note above it. So there are two steps in the process with sharp keys. First you identify the note of the farthest sharp to the right. Then you go up one scale note (line to space or space to line) to find the home note. Sometimes you need to add a third step, to find the home note an octave away. Then of course the first note of the song may be different from the home note, so you'll need to find it.

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