Minuet in G (opening)
C. Petzold, attr. J.S. Bach (BWV Anh. 114) · 3/4 · G major key signature · treble clef
- F♯ comes from the key signature — no sign by the note.
- Bars 3–4 are a sequence of bars 1–2. See the full analysis lesson.
Songs
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Greensleeves
English traditional, 16th c. · 3/4 · C major key signature · treble clef
- Starts with a pickup (anacrusis): one beat before the first full bar.
- A minor: no key signature, but G♯ (raised 7th) appears as an accidental.
- In 'G♯ F♯ G♯', the second G♯ needs no sign — same bar.
Für Elise (theme)
L. van Beethoven, WoO 59 · 3/8 · C major key signature · treble clef
- 3/8: three eighth-note beats per bar. Here, ♩ ≈ 70.
- D♯ then D natural in the same bar — watch the natural sign.
- In the real score, the low notes in bars 2–4 are played by the left hand.
Amazing Grace
Traditional American (New Britain) · 3/4 · F major key signature · treble clef
- F major: one flat (B♭), though no B appears in this phrase.
- Pickup on beat 3 — count "1 2" silently first.
Chord study: I–IV–V–I
Clefwork exercise · 4/4 · C major key signature · treble clef
- Bar 2 ends on I (perfect cadence). Bar 4 ends on V (half cadence).
- Keep the common tone C held between chords where possible.