Music

Fat Corpulent Germans Drink And Eat Badly

The circle of fifths-- "C" is a fifth of "F," etc.
(Contributed by kcomer@metronet.com, who also emailed a spelling mnemonic.)

Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Birds

Another Circle of Fifths mnemonic, from lmcc@usa.net

Freddy Can Get Drunk At Every Bar

Another one, from sksmith@hotnet.net.au

Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle

Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father

This Circle of Fifths mnemonic is cool because it works forwards and backwards (for the flats) ... from JLEBLA53@MAINE.MAINE.EDU - thanks!

Gå Du Axel Efter Håkans Fiskar

Circle of fifths clockwise (sharp keys) in Swedish

Frosten Berövade Esters Aster Dess Gestalt

Circle of fifths anticlockwise (flat keys) in Swedish. Swedish uses German style note names, i.e. B is called H, Bb is B, D# is Diss and Db is Dess, hence ”fiskar” for F# and Gestalt for Gb. Translation: Go, you Axel, after Håkan’s fishes / The Frost bereaved Ester’s aster (of) its form. Thank you to mats.sjoblom@observer.se for these really interesting mnemonics!

All Cows Eat Grass

The notes represented by the spaces on the bass clef, bottom to top.
(Thanks to ezra@earthlink.net for this one!)

All Cars Eat Gas

Same thing, from the Jimmy Carter Administration, contributed by callisto@dorsai.org... Thanks!

Good Boys Do Fine Always

The lines on the bass clef, from kleggott@earthlink.net, who has also contributed mnemonics on others of my pages.

Good Boys Deserve Fine Apples

Ditto

Father Charles goes down and ends battle.

The order of sharps; for example, if a key has one sharp, it will be F, and if a key has two sharps, they will be F and C.

For flat keys, the order is reversed:

Battle ends and down goes Charles' father.
(Thanks to agirard@compusmart.ab.ca for these two!)

FACE

The notes represented by the spaces on the treble clef, bottom to top

Every Good Boy Does Fine

The notes represented by the lines on the treble cleff, bottom to top

Elephants Got Big Dirty Feet

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Elvis' Guitar Broke Down Friday (the kids' favorite)

Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips

Every Girl Buys Dresses Friday (use sparingly)

Every Good Burger Deserves Fries

Alternates for the "good boy" mnemonic... thanks go to callisto@dorsai.org for some of these!

Eels Get Breakfast During February

More lines on the treble clef, from sksmith@hotnet.net.au, who sent one for the Circle of Fifths as well.

Every Army Denounces God Before Encounter

The order of guitar strings, EADGBE ... Thank you, ranney@sonic.net for this.

Every Asshole Does Gals Backs Easy

Another guitar tuning mnemonic, this one from cruiseco@intergate.bc.ca

Easter Bunnies Get Drunk At Easter

Yet another guitar tuning mnemonic, this one from PB4UGONUM2@aol.com, in the reverse order from the others.

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