

The order of sharps in key signatures is F, C, G, D, A, E, B, while the order of flats is the opposite: B, E, A, D, G, C, F.A key signature, consisting of either sharps or flats, appears at the beginning of a composition, after a clef but before a time signature.Each note of a major scale is also named with scale-degree names: tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, and leading tone.The syllables are do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti. Solfège solmization syllables are another method of naming notes in a major scale.Scale degrees are solmization syllables notated by Arabic numerals with carets above them.

