

So if the scale contains note Bb, this is always the first flat key signature symbol shown next to the treble or bass clef in the note B staff position(middle line). įor a flat-based key signature (like this scale), the order is easily remembered using the following phrase, whose first letters indicate the note name to be flattened: The key signature symbols are always shown in the same order, no matter what the order of the actual notes on the staff. The key signature is set of sharps or flats (never mixed) shown after the treble or bass clef on the musical staff. This step shows the order in which the symbols of a flat key signature must be placed next to the treble and bass clef.
