Published:
2011-09-12
Updated:
2011-09-14
Learning Ukulele with Curt
Key Signatures - F Major and D Minor
"F# Major" (or the key of F#) is a major scale based on F#, with the pitches F# G# A# B C# D# E#. Its key signature has six sharps: F# C# G# D# A# E#. Its Relative Minor scale is G# Minor. Its Parallel Minor is F# Minor and, its enharmonic equivalent is Gb minor.
Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications Code: UL52
Main Category: Theory Main Instrument: Any
Categories: Chords
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F major (or the key of F) is a musical major scale based on F, consisting of the pitches F, G, A, Bb, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one flat: Bb. It is by far the oldest key signature with an accidental, predating the others by hundreds of years.
Its relative minor is D minor and its parallel minor is F minor.
Key of F Major / D Minor
How to Identify the Key
To identity a flat (♭) key based on the Key Signature , you can look at the second flat from the last flat – that is the key. This works on the flat key signatures of Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, and Cb. The Key of F has only one flat, Bb and that you just have to memorize without this little trick. Cb has ALL flats.
Key of F Major / D Minor
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