Mnemonic Device: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge Explanation: to recall the notes on the lines of the Treble Clef from the bottom to the top (E, G, B, D, F).
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Fat Cats Get Drunk After Eight Beers
Mnemonic Device: Fat Cats Get Drunk After Eight Beers Explanation: to remember the order of sharps F, C, G, D, A, E, B
Father Christmas Gave Dad An Electric Blanket
Mnemonic Device: Father Christmas Gave Dad An Electric Blanket Explanation: to remember the order of sharps F, C, G, D, A, E, B
Elvis’ Guitar Broke Down Friday
Mnemonic Device: Elvis’ Guitar Broke Down Friday Explanation: to remember the lines of the Treble staff from bottom to top. E, G, B, D, F
Asians Live In Dark Places Like Malaysia
Mnemonic Device: Asians Live In Dark Places Like Malaysia Explanation: to remember the seven modes. Aeolian, Locrian, Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, and Mixolydian
Electric Bass Guitars Don’t Always Electrify
Mnemonic Device: Electric Bass Guitars Don’t Always Electrify Explanation: to remember the order of the strings on a guitar from the bottom up (i.e., the highest pitch to the
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Father Can Go Down After Eating Breakfast (Sharps)
Mnemonic Device: Father Can Go Down After Eating Breakfast (sharps) Billy Eats A Dog, Goldfish, Cat and Fox (flats) Explanation: to remember the order of sharps and flats. F,
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Even George Bush Drives Fast
Mnemonic Device: Even George Bush Drives Fast Variations: Every Good Brownie Deserves Frosting Eagles Glide Beyond Dark Forests Every Genuine Bible Doesn’t Fail Explanation: indicates the notes on the
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All Cows Eat Grass, or All Cars Eat Gas
Mnemonic Device: All Cows Eat Grass All Cars Eat Gas Explanation: to remember the notes in the spaces on the Bass Clef, from bottom to top. A, C, E,
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Elephants And Donkeys Grow Big Ears
Mnemonic Device: Elephants And Donkeys Grow Big Ears Explanation: to remember the sequence of notes for each string in standard guitar tuning, beginning with the lowest (heaviest gauge) string
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