How do you find a minor key signature?

Answer 1

Each key signature will have a major and minor scale. Keys are frequently named by their major scale. i.e., the key of F, refers to an F major scale.

To find a minor key, first find it's correspinding major key.

If there are no flats or sharps, then one knows that the Key is C Major. To find the correspinding minor key of C Major, count three half- steps down from C. Three half-steps down from C is the note A. If there are no sharps or flats, then the Key is either C Major or a minor.

Minor chords and keys are frequently notated with a lowercase letter, while major chords and keys are frequently notated by an Uppercase letter.

If there is one sharp, one knows that the key is G Major. Three half-steps down from G is E. So the key is either G Major or e minor.

One flat is the key of F Major. Three half-steps down from F is D. So the key is either F Major or d minor.

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Answer 2

If the key signature is made of flats, the line or space that the second to last flat is on is the key signature.

There is an order of flats, the order that they're always in: B, E, A, D, G, C and F. So if there are three flats in the key signature, you automatically know that they are B flat, E flat, and A flat, in that order, and therefore know that you are in E flat major.

So what happens when there is only one flat? You already know that the flat would be B flat. So what is the key signature? The key signature with one flat, B flat, is F major.

If the key signature is made of sharps, one half step above the last sharp is the key signature.

There is also an order of sharps, and it is the order of the flats backwards, or F, C, G, D, A, E, B. So if there are two sharps in the key signature, they would be F sharp and C sharp. One half step above C sharp is D, so the key would be D major.

However, not all key signatures are major. Some are in other modes. The two most common are Ionian and Aeolian, more commonly known as major and minor.

You can find the relative minor of a key by going down three half steps ( C major becomes A minor, G major becomes E minor).
The key signature is the sharps of flats at the beginning of the piece, right before the time signature.

If the key signature is made of sharps, the key is one half step above the last sharp.

Example: the last sharp is C#, one half step above that is D, so key of D.

If the key signature is made of flats, the second to last flat is the key.

Example:the second to last flat is B flat, so the key is B flat.

Note: if there is only one flat, it is the key of F.

If the key signature has no sharps or flats, then it is in the key of C.

Also note that these are only for major keys, the song might be in a minor key instead of a major one!

Answer 3

C major and A minor which has no flats or sharps,

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

E,B,F#,C#,G#,D#,A# minors which don't have flats,

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

D,G,C,F,B flat,A flat, C flat minor

Answer 4

If you want to read sheet music, I'm afraid it would be very hard to explain by simply writing. If you really wnat to learn, it's best to find a friend who can to teach you or to pay for a few lessons. Understanding key signatures, sharps and flats will be included in this.

I'm sorry I cannot answer your question but I believe it's best to learn firsthand off another person, where they can actually show you what they mean and you can ask questions!

Answer 5

lets say that on the F line there is a flat symbol if that's the case then your in the key of F. there can be more then 1 key

Answer 6

It depends on what the question is asking. (e.g. Instruction: Transpose the notes down a perfect 5th. ) You have to know how to do intervals to be able to transpose.