Complete Table of the Keynotes
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Breakdown of the Musical Scales By Note-NameBy Brandy Kraemer, About.com GuideView Key Signatures By Accidental:
How Key Signatures Are Named
Most notes of the staff name both major and minor key signatures, but some are only seen as one or the other. A few keynotes don’t name any working key signature, and their scales are considered rare or theoretical.
Consult the following table of keynotes to see how a note relates to specific major and minor scales, and strengthen your understanding of the diatonic scale:
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Keynote
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Associated Key Signature
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Enharmonic
With
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Note Appears in the Following Major Scales
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| A♭ |
A♭ Maj |
A♭ min |
G♯
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--
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E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭
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A
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A Maj |
A min |
G♯♯ / B♭♭
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C |
G, D, A, E
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F, B♭
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A♯ |
X |
A♯ min |
B♭
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B, F♯, C♯ |
-- |
| B♭ |
B♭ Maj |
B♭ min |
A♯ |
-- |
F, B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭
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| B |
B Maj |
B min |
C♭ / A♯♯ |
C |
G, D, A, E, B, F♯ |
-- |
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B♯ |
X Theoretical Scale
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C / D♭♭
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C♯ |
-- |
| C♭ |
C♭ Maj |
X |
B / A♯♯ |
-- |
G♭, C♭
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| C |
C Maj |
C min |
B♯ / D♭♭
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C |
G |
F, B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭
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C♯ |
C♯ Maj |
C♯ min |
D♭
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D, A, E, B, F♯, C♯ |
-- |
| D♭ |
D♭ Maj |
X |
C♯ |
-- |
A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭
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| D |
D Maj |
D min |
C♯♯ / E♭♭
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C |
G, D, A
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F, B♭, E♭
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D♯ |
X |
D♯ min |
E♭
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E, B, F♯, C♯ |
-- |
| E♭ |
E♭ Maj |
E♭ min |
D♯ |
-- |
B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭
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| E |
E Maj |
E min |
D♯♯ / F♭
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C |
G, D, A, E, B
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F |
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E♯ |
X Theoretical Scale
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F / G♭♭
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F♯, C♯ |
-- |
| F♭ |
X Theoretical Scale
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E / D♯♯ |
-- |
C♭ |
| F |
F Maj |
F min |
E♯ / G♭♭
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C |
-- |
F, B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭
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F♯ |
F♯ Maj |
F♯ min |
G♭
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G, D, A, E, B, F♯, C♯ |
-- |
| G♭ |
G♭ Maj |
X |
F♯ |
-- |
D♭, G♭, C♭
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| G |
G Maj |
G min |
F♯♯ / A♭♭
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C |
G, D
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F, B♭, E♭, A♭
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G♯ |
X |
G♯ min |
A♭
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A, E, B, F♯, C♯ |
-- |
More on Musical Keys:
► Key Signature Basics
► Table of the 15 Key Signatures
► Take the Key Signature Quiz!
► The Circle of Fifths (by Espie Estrella, Musiced.about.com)
