Musical scale
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Musical scaleA Musical scale is a set of musical notes that provides material for part or all of a musical work; it may also be called a “key” or a “key signature” in reference to a particular work.This type has no properties of its own.
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C major (often just C or key of C) is a musical major scale based on C, with pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature has no flats/sharps (see below: Diatonic Scales and Keys).
Its relative minor is A minor, and its parallel minor is C...
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| E major |
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E major is a major scale based on E, with the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has four sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is C-sharp minor, and its parallel minor is E minor.
Only two of Haydn's 104...
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| C minor |
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C minor (abbreviated c or cm) is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D E, F, G, A, and B. The harmonic minor raises the B to B.
Its key signature consists of three flats (see below: Scales and keys).
In the Baroque period, music...
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| G major |
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G major (or the key of G) is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has one sharp, F. (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is E minor, and its parallel minor is G minor.
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| D major |
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D major (or the key of D) is a major scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature consists of two sharps (see below: Scales and keys). Its relative minor is B minor and its parallel minor is D minor.
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| C flat major |
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C major is a major scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature has seven flats — the enharmonically equivalent key signature B major (five sharps) is usually used instead. (see below: Scales and keys).
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| A major |
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A major (or the key of A) is a major scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has three sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is F-sharp minor and its parallel minor is A minor. The key of A...
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| B major |
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B major is a major scale based on B, with the pitches B, C, D, E, F, G, and A. Its key signature has five sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
B major's relative minor is G-sharp minor, its parallel minor is B minor, and its enharmonic equivalent...
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| F sharp major |
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F-sharp major is a major scale based on F-sharp, consisting of the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E. Its key signature has six sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is Dminor, and its parallel minor is Fminor. Its enharmonic...
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| F major |
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F major (or the key of F) is a music major scale based on F, consisting of the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one flat (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is D minor and its parallel minor is F minor.
F major...
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| B flat major |
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B major or B-flat major is a major scale based on B-flat, consisting of the pitches B, C, D, E, F, G, and A. Its key signature has two flats, B/E (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is G minor, and its parallel minor is Bminor.
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| E flat major |
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E major or E-flat major is a major scale based on E-flat, consisting of the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has three flats: B, E, A (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is C minor, and its parallel minor is Eminor.
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| A flat major |
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A major or A-flat major is a major scale based on A-flat, consisting of the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has four flats (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is F minor, and its parallel minor is A-flat minor.
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| D flat major |
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D-flat major is a major scale based on D-flat, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B and C. Its key signature has five flats (see below: Scales and keys).
The flatted pitches correspond to the black keys of the piano. Its relative minor is B...
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| G flat major |
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G-flat major is a major scale based on G-flat, consisting of the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has six flats (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is E-flat minor, and its parallel minor is G-flat minor, usually...
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| G minor |
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G minor is a minor scale based on G, consisting of the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. For the harmonic minor scale, the F is raised to F. Its relative major is B-flat major, and its parallel major is G major.
Changes needed for the melodic and...
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| D minor |
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D minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. In the harmonic minor, the C is raised to C. Its key signature has one flat (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is F major, and its parallel major...
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| A minor |
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A minor (abbreviated Am) is a minor scale based on A, consisting of the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. The harmonic minor scale raises the G to G. Its key signature has no flats or sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is C...
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E minor (Em, Mim) is a musical minor scale based on the note E, consisting of the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. The harmonic minor scale contains a D. Its key signature has one sharp, F (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is G major...
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| C sharp major |
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C major (or C-sharp major) is a major scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature has seven sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is Aminor, and its parallel minor is Cminor. Its...
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B minor is a minor scale based on B, consisting of the pitches B, C, D, E, F, G, and A. The harmonic minor raises the A to A. Its key signature has two sharps linked Scales/keys below (see below: Scales and keys). In German Scales, it is referred to...
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F-sharp minor is a minor scale based on F-sharp, consisting of the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E. For the harmonic minor, the E is raised to E (F). Its key signature has three sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
The third (slow) movement from...
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| C sharp minor |
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C minor or C-sharp minor is a minor scale based on C, with the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature consists of four sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is E major, and its parallel major is C-sharp major.
Changes...
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| G sharp minor |
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G-sharp minor is a minor scale based on G, consisting of the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. For the harmonic minor, the F is raised to F.
Its key signature has five sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is B major, and its...
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| D sharp minor |
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D-sharp minor or D minor is a minor scale based on D-sharp, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. For the harmonic minor, the C is raised to C. Its key signature has six sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
E-flat minor is its direct...
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| A sharp minor |
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A minor or A-sharp minor is a minor scale based on A-sharp. The A minor scale has pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. For the harmonic minor scale, G is used instead of G. Its key signature has seven sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative...
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| F minor |
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F minor is a minor scale based on F, consisting of the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E. The harmonic minor raises the E to E. Its key signature has four flats (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is A-flat major, and its parallel major...
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| B flat minor |
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B or B-flat minor is a minor scale based on B-flat, consisting of the pitches B, C, D, E, F, G, and A. Its key signature has five flats. The harmonic minor scale would use an A instead of A
Its relative major is D-flat major, and its parallel major...
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E minor or E-flat minor is a minor scale based on E-flat, consisting of the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. In the harmonic minor, the D is raised to D. Its key signature consists of six flats (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is G...
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| A flat minor |
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A-flat minor is a minor scale based on A-flat, consisting of the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. For the harmonic minor, the G is raised to G. Its key signature has seven flats (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is C-flat major (or,...
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