Key Signatures

Question 1

C Major

Answer 1

No #s or bs

Question 2

G Major

Answer 2

1# - F

Question 3

D Major

Answer 3

2#s - F and C

Question 4

A Major

Answer 4

3#s - F, C and G

Question 5

E Major

Answer 5

4#s - F, C, G and D

Question 6

B Major

Answer 6

5 #s - F,C,G, D and A

Question 7

F# Major

Answer 7

6 #s - F,C,G,D,A and E

Question 8

How do you recognise Major keys with sharps?

Answer 8

Go up one note from last sharp eg: F# next note is G so it’s GM. F# + C# next note up from C is D so DM etc.

Question 9

How do you recognise Major Keys with flats?

Answer 9

Go back one flat in the key signature to find the key. eg 2bs B and E is BbMajor; eg: 3 flats B,E and A is EbM

Question 10

How do I find the relative minor of a major key signature?

Answer 10

Go down a 3rd from the major key eg: DM becomes Bm eg: GM becomes Em

Question 11

F Major

Answer 11

1b - B

Question 12

Bb Major

Answer 12

2bs B and E

Question 13

Eb Major

Answer 13

3bs B, E and A

Question 14

Ab Major

Answer 14

4bs B,E,A and D

Question 15

Db Major

Answer 15

5bs B,E, A, D and G

Question 16

What is the relative minor of CMajor

Answer 16

Am

Question 17

What is the relative minor of GMajor

Answer 17

Em

Question 18

What is the relative minor of DMajor

Answer 18

Bm

Question 19

What is the relative minor of AMajor

Answer 19

F#m

Question 20

What is the relative minor of EMajor

Answer 20

C#m

Question 21

What is the relative minor of BMajor

Answer 21

G#m

Question 22

What is the relative minor of DbMajor

Answer 22

Bbm

Question 23

What is the relative minor of AbMajor

Answer 23

Fm

Question 24

What is the relative minor of EbMajor

Answer 24

Cm

Question 25

What is the relative minor of BbMajor

Answer 25

Gm

Question 26

What is the relative minor of FMajor

Answer 26

Dm