Piano Music Theory

Music Theory for Beginners

F Sharp Major and G Flat Major Scales

F Sharp Major Scale (F♯ Major Scale)

F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F♯ are the notes of the F Sharp major scale.

f sharp major scale

Notes of the F Sharp Major Scale on a piano keyboard and in ascending order on a staff.

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 F Sharp Major Key Signature

The key signature of F sharp major scale has 6 sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯ and E♯.

F sharp major scale is the relative major of D sharp minor scale F sharp major and D sharp minor scales have the same sharp key signature.

Sharp Key Signatures
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 F Sharp Major Diatonic Chords

These are the seven major scale diatonic chords that come from the F sharp major scale.

f sharp major diatonic chords

I.  F♯ – A♯ – C♯ (F Sharp major chord)

ii.  G♯ – B – D♯ (G Sharp minor chord)

iii.  A♯ – C♯ – E♯ (A Sharp minor chord)

IV.  B – D♯ – F♯ (B major chord)

V. C♯ – E♯ – G♯ (C Sharp major chord)

vi.  D♯ – F♯ – A♯ (D Sharp minor chord)

viiº.  E♯ – G♯ – B (E Sharp diminished chord) *Notice that E Sharp and F are enharmonic equivalents. F diminished chord is the same as E Sharp diminished chord.

These are the chords that are diatonic to the F sharp major scale. They make a harmonic sound for music in the F sharp major key.

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Enharmonic Major Scales

F Sharp Major and G Flat Major Scales are enharmonic major scales. They have the same pitches but have different note names.

G Flat Major Scale (G♭ Major Scale)

G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C♭ – D♭ – E♭ – F – G♭ are the notes of the G flat major scale.

g flat major scale

Notes of the G Flat Major Scale on a piano keyboard and in ascending order on a staff.

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 G Flat Major Key Signature

The key signature of G flat major scale has 6 flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭ and C♭.

G flat major scale is the relative major of E flat minor scale G flat major and E flat minor scales have the same flat key signature.

Flat Key signatures
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G Flat Major Diatonic Chords

These are the seven major scale diatonic chords that come from the G flat major scale.

g flat major diatonic chords

I – G♭ – B♭ – D♭ (G Flat major chord)

ii – A♭ – C♭ – E♭ (A Flat minor chord)

iii – B♭ – D♭ – F (B Flat minor chord)

IV – C♭ – E♭ – G♭ (C Flat major chord)

V – D♭ – F – A♭ (D Flat major chord)

vi – E♭ – G♭ – B♭ (E Flat minor chord)

viiº- F – A♭ – C♭ (F diminished chord)

These are the chords that are diatonic to the G flat major scale. They make a harmonic sound for music in the G flat major key.

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