BEAD
So you’ve followed me this far, you believe that this is useful information that will be of value to you.
But, you wonder, what do I DO with this information?  The most common use for students is to use the
order of flats and sharps as an aid to figure out the key signature of a scale to help you play that scale
from memory. So, how about moving on to the next page: Determining the Key Signature of a Scale.
 Just looking at the pattern, you can begin to feel the logic and elegance  behind the order. Even if the
circle of fifths seems like an undecipherable mystery at the moment, just the appearance of all of the
flats in order on the staff is quite a remarkable sight that seems to me to point toward infinity and a
world that on some level really does make sense and have a true meaning. Well, call me a nerd if you like,
but I find it awfully inspiring.
 Most people find it simplest to start with the first 4, since you only need to remember one word. After
that, you can think the sharps backward or maybe just try to pronounce this:
“beadgcf”
 Ultimately though, it’s not too tricky to drill into the brain that G is the next flat after BEAD, and
that C and F (the two most common sharps) are the absolutely least common flats.
The rest of the flats always follow in this order:
B♭ , E♭ , A♭ , D♭ , G♭ , C♭ , and F♭:
The Order of Flats:
Now that you’ve got the concept of order of sharps, let’s move on to
flats. B ♭ is always the first  flat in the order of flats, like so:
 Whether or not you share my enthusiasm, you’ll be able to quickly memorize the first 4 flats if you’re able
to spell the following word: