Key signature key signatures showing sharps or flats on both octaves for notes which fall within the staff. An accidental is an exception to the key signature, applying only to the measure and octave in which it appears. Although a key signature may be written using any combination of sharp and flat symbols, the most common series of thirteen homogeneous key signatures—ranging from six flats to six sharps, with each successive flat or sharp placed on the note a perfect fifth below or above, respectively, the previous one—is assumed in much of this article. A piece scored using a single diatonic key
Word painting Freddie Mercury). In "Somebody to Love", each time the word 'Lord' occurs it is sung as the highest note at the end of an ascending passage. In the same piece, the lyrics 'I've got no rhythm; I just keep losing my beat' fall on off beats to create the impression that he is out of time. In BTS's "Lie", the whole song is written in minor key to create tensity and dramatic irony. The only lyric that is written in major is ""Caught in a lie"" which represents the lie of the key signature. Word painting Word painting (also known