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Key Signature Tables |
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Complete Scale Outline With Relative and Parallel KeysBy Brandy Kraemer, About.com Guide
Consult the following charts for quick info on each key, including relative minors, enharmonic signatures, and the nonexistent keys.
To brush up on the basics of a key signature; to view its image, or to learn its chords, click the name of a key:
Major Key Signatures
Minor Key Signatures
| Minor Scale |
Relative Key |
No. of Sharps |
Enharmonic Key Signature |
Parallel Key |
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| A min |
C Maj |
0 |
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A Major |
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| E min |
G Maj |
1 |
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E Major |
| B min |
D Maj |
2 |
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B Major |
| F# min |
A Maj |
3 |
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F# Major |
| C# min |
E Maj |
4 |
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C# Major |
| G# min |
B Maj |
5 |
Ab minor / Cb Major td>
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No G# Major (Ab Maj) |
| D# min |
F# Maj |
6 |
Eb minor / Gb Major |
No D# Major (Eb Maj) |
| A# min |
C# Maj |
7 |
Bb minor / Db Major |
No A# Major (Bb Maj) |
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No. of Flats |
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Parallel Key |
| D min |
F Maj |
1 |
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D Major |
| G min |
Bb Maj |
2 |
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G Major |
| C min |
Eb Maj |
3 |
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C Major |
| F min |
Ab Maj |
4 |
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F Major |
| Bb min |
Db Maj |
5 |
A# minor / C# Major |
Bb Major |
| Eb min |
Gb Maj |
6 |
D# minor / F# Major |
Eb Major |
| Ab min |
Cb Maj |
7 |
G# minor / B Major |
Ab Major |
Pattern of Accidentals
Memorizing the order in which the accidentals appear in the key signatures will ease both sight-reading and musical composition, and help strengthen your understanding of the diatonic scale. You’ll see this pattern everywhere in music theory, so it’s valuable to to know (notice in the examples below that the pattern is simply reversed):
For help memorizing the pattern of accidentals, try these mnemonic devices.
