I get questions from NAF player frequently and many times they are about what notes can be found in a particular key. This is good to know on a lot of levels. Including figuring out harmony, playing with other flutes or other instruments and figuring out different scales on the same flute.
To help you figure out what notes are on your Native American style flutes here is a quick cheat sheet showing the notes of the pentatonic scale of several common keys. This is not all the notes, just the ones you get in a standard pentatonic fingering.
Key of A: A, C, D, E, G, A octave
Key of G: G, Bb, C, D, F, G octave
Key of F#: F#, A, B, C#, E, F# octave
Key of F: F, Ab, Bb, C, Eb, F octave
Key of E: E, G, A, B, D, E octave
Key of D: D, F, G, A, C, D octave
Key of C: C, Eb, F, G, Bb, C octave
Key of Bb: B b, Db, Eb, F, Ab, Bb octave
If you are new to Native American flutes you might find it helpful to review How to Play your First Scale.
More articles about scales and keys
When I get a chance I'll try to lay this out better.
© 2011 Cedar Mesa Music
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Saturday, March 05, 2011
Shadows of Sedona / Quiet Journey
A new video set to my song "Quiet Journey" for Anasazi flute, featuring time lapse video of Sedona, AZ.
Buy this song Here
Buy this song Here
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