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kodya

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Quick Question about F#

on: November 23, 2012, 01:12:47 AM

I have this simple song to work on over the holidays and I am slightly confused on when to use an F# instead of an F. Is it only the F's on the line the sharp is on in the key signature? or is it EVERY F on the staff?

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j_menz

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Re: Quick Question about F#

Reply #1 on: November 23, 2012, 01:20:05 AM

Every F is an F sharp throughout the piece.

If any F is preceded by a natural sign, then the remaining Fs in that bar(only) on that stave and in that octave are also natural but become sharp again in the next bar. A natural sign looks like this: