From the course: Piano Lessons: Teach Yourself to Play
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The flat sign
From the course: Piano Lessons: Teach Yourself to Play
The flat sign
- The flat sign before a note means to play the next key to the left, whether black or white. When a flat appears before a note, it applies to that note for the rest of the measure. A natural sign will cancel a flat, just as it cancels a sharp. In Rock It Away, you'll be playing E-flat with your third finger in the right hand. (piano note) Take a look at measure four, remember that once you have a flat sign, it's good for the entire measure. So you'll be playing E-flat on beat one and on beat two. Measure four sounds like this. (piano playing) Now let's play the whole piece. One, two, three, four. (piano playing)
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