Keys where the key signature contains sharps are shown under SHARPS Keys where the key signature contains flats are shown under FLATS The key signature for C (and related modes) contains no sharps or flats. The key signature for major keys are the same for their related minor keys eg. G major has the same key signature (same scale tones in a different order) as its related E minor key. See M/ minor below. The chromatic order of preferred keys are: C, Dflat, D, Esharp, E, F, Fsharp or Gflat, G, Aflat, A, Bflat, B, C.

Table Of Keys

Major	Root	-	-	-	-	Minor	-	Octave
-	-	9	-	11	-	13	-	-
-	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	1
SHARPS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
G  =           1	G	A	B	C	D	E	Fsharp	G
D  =           2	D	E	Fsharp	G	A	B	Csharp	D
A  =           3	A	B	Csharp	D	E	Fsharp	Gsharp	A
E  =           4	E	Fsharp	Gsharp	A	B	Csharp	Dsharp	E
B  =           5	B	Csharp	Dsharp	E	Fsharp	Gsharp	Asharp	B
Fsharp =    6	Fsharp	Gsharp	Asharp	B	Csharp	Dsharp	Esharp(F)	Fsharp
(Csharp) = 7	Csharp	Dsharp	Esharp(F)	Fsharp	Gsharp	Asharp	Bsharp(C)	Csharp
FLATS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
F  =           1	F	G	A	Bflat	C	D	E	F
Bflat  =       2	Bflat	C	D	Eflat	F	G	A	Bflat
Eflat  =       3	Eflat	F	G	Aflat	Bflat	C	D	Eflat
Aflat  =       4	Aflat	Bflat	C	Dflat	Eflat	F	G	Aflat
Dflat  =       5	Dflat	Eflat	F	Gflat	Aflat	Bflat	C	Dflat
Gflat  =       6	Gflat	Aflat	Bflat	Cflat(B)	Dflat	Eflat	F	Gflat
(Cflat)[B]= 7	Cflat(B)	Dflat	Eflat	Fflat(E)	Gflat	Aflat	Bflat	Cflat(B)