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The 24 major and minor scales

Every key has a seven-note scale and a relative that shares its key signature: C major and A minor have no accidentals and use the same notes. The table below gives the notes, the relative and the key signature of all 24 keys.

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Major keys

Key	Notes of the scale	Relative	Signature	Songs in the book
C major	C, D, E, F, G, A, B	A minor	no accidentals	661
D major	D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#	B minor	2 sharps	190
E major	E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#	C sharp minor	4 sharps	119
F major	F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E	D minor	1 flat	103
G major	G, A, B, C, D, E, F#	E minor	1 sharp	222
A major	A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#	F sharp minor	3 sharps	180
B major	B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#	G sharp minor	5 sharps	31
B flat major	Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A	G minor	2 flats	49
E flat major	Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D	C minor	3 flats	52
A flat major	Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G	F minor	4 flats	23
D flat major	Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C	B flat minor	5 flats	31
F sharp major	F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E#	D sharp minor	6 sharps	14

Key

Notes of the scale

Relative

Signature

Songs in the book

C major

C, D, E, F, G, A, B

A minor

no accidentals

661

D major

D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#

B minor

2 sharps

190

E major

E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#

C sharp minor

4 sharps

119

F major

F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E

D minor

1 flat

103

G major

G, A, B, C, D, E, F#

E minor

1 sharp

222

A major

A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#

F sharp minor

3 sharps

180

B major

B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#

G sharp minor

5 sharps

B flat major

Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A

G minor

2 flats

E flat major

Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D

C minor

3 flats

A flat major

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

F minor

4 flats

D flat major

Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C

B flat minor

5 flats

F sharp major

F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E#

D sharp minor

6 sharps

Minor keys

Key	Notes of the scale	Relative	Signature	Songs in the book
A minor	A, B, C, D, E, F, G	C major	no accidentals	191
B minor	B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A	D major	2 sharps	64
C minor	C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb	E flat major	3 flats	57
D minor	D, E, F, G, A, Bb, C	F major	1 flat	117
E minor	E, F#, G, A, B, C, D	G major	1 sharp	232
F minor	F, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb	A flat major	4 flats	23
G minor	G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F	B flat major	2 flats	38
C sharp minor	C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B	E major	4 sharps	70
F sharp minor	F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, E	A major	3 sharps	40
G sharp minor	G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E, F#	B major	5 sharps	20
E flat minor	Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db	G flat major	6 flats	16
B flat minor	Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab	D flat major	5 flats	22

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