key signatures and circle of fifths

KEY SIGNATURES AND CIRCLE OF FIFTHS

C major Key Signature

C Major ScaleW, W, H, W, W, W, H

No sharps or flats

SHARP KEYSG, D, A, E

G Major Scale

G Major Key Signature-1 sharp (F#)Find the furthest sharp to the right and

go one note up and find the key for sharp keys

D major key signature (2 sharps) F# and C#, go one note up from

C# and you get D. This is the key of D major

D major scale

A major key signature 3 sharps (furthest to the right is G#, go one note up and get A

Major

A major scale on Bass clefA, B, C#,D, E, F#, G#, A

E major Scale4 #’s

E major key signature-furthest sharp to the right is D, go one note up to E, and

this is the key of E major

FLAT KEYSF, Bb, Eb, Ab

F Major Scale

F major scale W, W, H, W, W, W, HF major has one flat (Bb)

Find the 2nd flat from the right to figure out the flat key signature *furthest to the right is Eb, 2nd from the right is Bb,

this is the key of Bb major. Bb major has two flats in the key signature Bb

and Eb

Bb Major Scale

E flat major key signature. 2nd flat from the right is Eb. This key has 3 flats in

the key signature (Bb, Eb, Ab)

Eb Major scaleEb, up a W step to F, up a W step to G, up a H step up to Ab, up a W to Bb, up a W to C, up a W to D, and up a H to Eb

Ab major scale-2nd flat from the right is Ab so this is Ab major. This key has four flats, Bb, Eb, Ab, and

Db

Ab major scaleAb, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab