A, semiquaver on beat 1; B, semiquaver on beat 1.25; C sharp, quaver on beat 1.5; D, quaver on beat 2; E, 2.5 beats on beat 2.5
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A B C♯ D E F♯ G♯
Change the key and this same phrase is read against the new key's scale — the shape you practise never changes, and the notes can never leave the scale.