KEY SIGNATURE CHARTS
Order of Sharps: FCGDAEB
Remember C Major is always no sharps and no flats (0)
Remember a minor is always no sharps and no flats (0)
0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2
For major keys: F C G D A E B For minor keys: F C G D A E B
6 7 3 4 5 6 7
Minor Key |
Major Key |
Number of Sharps |
|
a |
C |
0 |
|
e |
G |
1 – (f) |
|
b |
D |
2 – (f, c) |
|
f-sharp (f#) |
A |
3 – (f, c, g) |
|
c-sharp (c#) |
E |
4 – (f, c, g, d) |
|
g-sharp (g#) |
B |
5 – (f, c, g, d, a) |
|
d-sharp (d#) |
F-sharp (F#) |
6 – (f, c, g, d, a, e) |
|
a-sharp (a#) |
C-sharp (C#) |
7 – (f, c, g, d, a, e, b) |
Order of Flats: BEADGCF
Remember C Major is always no sharps and no flats (0)
Remember a minor is always no sharps and no flats (0)
0 1 0 1 2 3 4
For major keys: B E A D G C F For minor keys: B E A D G C F
2 3 4 5 6 7 5 6 7
Minor Key |
Major Key |
Number of Flats |
|
a |
C |
0 |
|
d |
F |
1 – (b) |
|
g |
B-flat (Bb) |
2 – (b, e) |
|
c |
E-flat (Eb) |
3 – (b, e, a) |
|
f |
A-flat (Ab) |
4 – (b, e, a, d) |
|
b-flat (bb) |
D-flat (Db) |
5 – (b, e, a, d, g) |
|
e-flat (eb) |
G-flat (Gb) |
6 – (b, e, a, d, g, c) |
|
a-flat (ab) |
C-flat (Cb) |
7 – (b, e, a, d, g, c, f) |