Published:
2011-09-12
Updated:
2011-09-12
Learning Ukulele with Curt
Key Signatures - G Flat Major and E Flat Minor
"Gb Major" (or the key of Gb) is a major scale based on Gb, with the pitches Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Ab F. Its key signature has six flats: Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Cc. Its Relative Minor scale is Eb Minor. Its Parallel Minor is Gb Minor, usually replaced by F-sharp minor, since G flat minor, which would have nine flats, is theoretically possible but is not typically used.
Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications Code: UL57
Main Category: Theory Main Instrument: Any
Categories: Chords, Scales, Theory, Major, Minor, Music Keys, Harmony, Enharmonic Equivalents
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Gb major is a major scale based on G flat, consisting of the pitches Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, and F. Its key signature has six flats: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb and Cb.
Its relative minor is E flat minor, and its parallel minor is G flat minor, usually replaced by F-sharp minor, since G flat minor, which would have nine flats, is not normally used.
The enharmonic equivalent key to Gb is F#, containing the same pitches but different names.
Key of Gb Major / Eb 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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