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E-flat minor is a minor scale based on E ♭, consisting of the pitches E ♭, F, G ♭, A ♭, B ♭, C ♭, and D ♭. Its key signature consists of six flats . Its relative key is G-flat major (or enharmonically F-sharp major ) and its parallel key is E-flat major .
In the key of C major, these would be: D minor, E minor, F major, G major, A minor, and C minor. Despite being three sharps or flats away from the original key in the circle of fifths, parallel keys are also considered as closely related keys as the tonal center is the same, and this makes this key have an affinity with the original key.
A pair of major and minor scales sharing the same key signature are said to be in a relative relationship. [1] [2] The relative minor of a particular major key, or the relative major of a minor key, is the key which has the same key signature but a different tonic. (This is as opposed to parallel minor or major, which shares the same tonic.)
Use of key signature usual or unusual 15 equal temperament: 15-tet scale on C. Play ... Neapolitan minor scale on C. Play ...
When a musical key or key signature is referred to in a language other than English, that language may use the usual notation used in English (namely the letters A to G, along with translations of the words sharp, flat, major and minor in that language): languages which use the English system include Irish, Welsh, Hindi, Japanese (based on katakana in iroha order), Korean (based on hangul in ...
Minor key Key signature Added ♭ Major key Minor key 1 sharp F ♯ G major: E minor: 1 flat B ♭ F major: D minor: 2 sharps C ♯ D major: B minor: 2 flats E ♭ B ♭ major: G minor: 3 sharps G ♯ A major: F ♯ minor: 3 flats A ♭ E ♭ major: C minor: 4 sharps D ♯ E major: C ♯ minor: 4 flats D ♭ A ♭ major: F minor: 5 sharps A ...
Its relative minor is E-flat minor (or enharmonically D-sharp minor). Its parallel minor, G-flat minor, is usually replaced by F-sharp minor, since G-flat minor's two double-flats make it generally impractical to use. Its direct enharmonic equivalent, F-sharp major, contains six sharps. The G-flat major scale is:
More common is notation in E-flat minor, which is a relatively manageable key for many brass instruments and woodwinds. In the 24 canonic keys, most of the composers preferred E-flat minor, while Johann Sebastian Bach, Sergei Lyapunov, and Manuel Ponce preferred D-sharp minor.