English music mnemonics
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Here are some English mnemonics related to music.
[edit] Order of notes on treble clef lines
The order of notes on the lines of the treble clef is E, G, B, D, F
- Every Good Boy Does Fine
- Every Good Bird Does Fly
- Every Girl Band Deserves Funding
- Every Good Boy Deserves Favours
- ... or Fudge, Fun, Football, Food, Fruit, Freddos
- Every Great Big Dog Farts
- Every Gorilla Breaks Down Fences
- Emily Gave Basic Dance Functions
- Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips
- Empty Garbage Before Dad Freaks
- Elephants Go Bouncing Down Freeways
- Elephants Got Big Dirty Feet
- Every Good Bunny Does Flips
- Every Green Bogey Deserves Flicking
- Ernie Gave Bert Dead Flowers
- Evil Godzilla Buys Dog Food
- Every Good Bird Dies Flying
- Edinburgh Glasgow Boys Do Fight
- Every Gangster's Bodyguard Dies Fighting
- Eddie Got Bored During Finals
- Even Great Britain Defeated France
[edit] Order of notes on treble clef spaces
The corresponding spaces in the treble clef are F, A, C, E, which spell face. Also:
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[edit] Order of notes on bass clef lines
The order of notes on the lines of the bass clef are G, B, D, F, A; the next ledger above it is C:
- Garbage Bags Do Fall Apart
- Gentle Brown Donkeys Favour Apples
- Good Boys Deserve Fun Always
- Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always
- Good Boys Deserve Fruit Always
- Good Boys Do Fine Always
- Good Boys Don't Fight And Cuss
- Good Burritos Don't Fall Apart
- Goose Bay Ducks Fly Away
- Grandma Brought Donuts For Alex
- Great Big Dogs Fight Animals
- Great Big Ducks Fly Away
- Great Big Dudes From Alaska
- Great Bodies Deserve Full Attention
- Girls Buy Dolls For Amusement
- Golf Balls Don't Fly Away
- Green Birds Do Fly Away
[edit] Order of notes on bass clef Spaces
The corresponding spaces of the bass cleff are A, C, E, G
- All Cows Eat Grass
- All Cars Eat Gas
- All Cats Eat Goldfish
- Alley Cats Eat Garbage
- Always Cook Eggs Good
- Always Crack Eggs Gently
[edit] Order of sharps for sharp key signatures
The order for adding sharps for sharp key signatures is F, C, G, D, A, E, B
- Father Christmas Gets Drunk After Every Beer
- Five Cool Guys Danced Away Every Beat
- Fat Cops Get Donuts After Every Bust
- Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Birds
- Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Bugs
- Fat Cats Go Down And Eat Blueberries
- Fat Cats Get Drunk After Eight Beers
- Fuzzy Cats Get Dirty After Every Bath
- Fat College Girls Don't Always Eat Breakfast
- Fat Cows Get Dizzy After Eating Barley
- Fat Cows Go Down And Eat Barley
- Foreign Cars Go Dead After Every Bump.
[edit] Order of flats for flat key signatures
The order for adding flats for flat key signatures is the reverse of that for sharps, B, E, A, D, G, C, F:
- Buy Eight Apple Donuts Get Coffee Free
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- Boys Eat All Donuts Girls Can't Find
[edit] Order of musical modes
The musical modes as based on the white keys of a piano starting with C are Ionian mode, Dorian mode, Phrygian mode, Lydian mode, Mixolydian mode, Aeolian mode, Locrian mode:
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[edit] Order of strings on a standard tuned guitar
A standard tuned guitar has the strings ordered E, A, D, G, B, E:
- Every Adult Dog Growls, Bites, Eats
- Every Adult Dog Grows Big Ears
- Every Alluring Daughter Gets Babies Easily
- Eat At Denny's, Get Bad Ebola.
- Eat A Dead Golfer By Evening.
Or in the reverse order, E, B, G, D, A, E:
- Easter Bunnies Get Drunk At Easter
- Even Buddy Guy Digs Albert Einstein
- Every Beautiful Girl Deserves An Eye
