Keys

Question 1

What key has 2 sharps?

Answer 1

D major or B minor

Question 2

What is the relative minor of Eb major?

Answer 2

Cm

Question 3

What is the key signature of C# major?

Answer 3

7 sharps

Question 4

When using the circle of 5ths, which way do you go to work out the sharp scales; clockwise or anticlockwise?

Answer 4

Clockwise

Question 5

What is relative minor of D major

Answer 5

B minor

Question 6

What is the relative minor of E major?

Answer 6

C# minor

Question 7

On the circle of 5ths, each flat key is what interval away from the previous flat key?

Answer 7

Perfect 4th

Question 8

What is the key signature of Ab major?

Answer 8

4 flats

Question 9

What is the key signature of E major?

Answer 9

4 sharps

Question 10

What is the key signature of Bb major?

Answer 10

2 flats

Question 11

What key has 3 sharps?

Answer 11

A major or F# minor

Question 12

What key has 4 flats?

Answer 12

Ab major or F minor

Question 13

What is the relative minor of F major?

Answer 13

D minor

Question 14

What key has 1 sharp?

Answer 14

G major or E minor

Question 15

What is the key signature of A major?

Answer 15

3 sharps

Question 16

What is the relative minor of Ab major?

Answer 16

Fm

Question 17

What is the key signature of Eb major?

Answer 17

3 flats

Question 18

How do you work out a key signature if you have flats?

Answer 18

Take the penultimate/second to last flat (using Battle Ends…)
That’s your tonic
i.e. 3 flats - B, E and A - go back to the E = Eb major

Question 19

What is the key signature of B major?

Answer 19

5 sharps

Question 20

D major and B minor share the same key signature but which note is different in B minor?

Answer 20

A# - you raise the 7th note from the relative minor

Question 21

What is the relative minor of A major?

Answer 21

F# minor

Question 22

What is the relative minor of Db major?

Answer 22

Bbm

Question 23

What is the dominant of G major?

Answer 23

D major

Question 24

What is the key signature of Gb major?

Answer 24

6 flats

Question 25

What key has 5 sharps?

Answer 25

B major or G# minor

Question 26

How do you work out a key signature if you have sharps?

Answer 26

Take the last added sharp (using Father Charles...) Go up a semitone from that sharp note That's your tonic i.e. 3 sharps - F, C and G - up a semitone from G# = A is your tonic

Question 27

What key has 2 flats?

Answer 27

Bb major or G minor

Question 28

What is the relative minor of B major?

Answer 28

G# minor

Question 29

What is the key signature for G major?

Answer 29

1 sharp

Question 30

What key has 5 flats?

Answer 30

Db major or Bb minor

Question 31

What is the order of the flats?

Answer 31

Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles's Father (B, E, A, D, G, C and F)

Question 32

What is the relative minor of Bb major?

Answer 32

G minor

Question 33

What key has 4 sharps?

Answer 33

E major or C# minor

Question 34

What is the relative minor of Gb major?

Answer 34

Ebm

Question 35

What is the key signature of C major?

Answer 35

0 sharps or flats

Question 36

What is the key signature for D major?

Answer 36

2 sharps

Question 37

What is the relative minor of G major?

Answer 37

E minor

Question 38

If modulating from C major to G major, what chord do you need to tonicise into G major?

Answer 38

D major The dominant of G major

Question 39

What is the key signature of F major?

Answer 39

1 flat

Question 40

On the circle of 5ths, each sharp key is what interval away from the previous sharp key?

Answer 40

A perfect 5th

Question 41

What is the order of the sharps?

Answer 41

Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle (F, C, G, D, A, E and B)

Question 42

What is the relative minor of F# major?

Answer 42

D# minor

Question 43

What is the key signature of F# major?

Answer 43

6 sharps

Question 44

When using the circle of 5ths, which way do you go to work out the sharp scales; clockwise or anticlockwise?

Answer 44

Anticlockwise

Question 45

What key has 6 sharps?

Answer 45

F# major or D# minor

Question 46

What is the relative minor of C# major?

Answer 46

A# minor

Question 47

If modulating from A major to E major, what chord do you need to tonicise into E major?

Answer 47

B major The dominant of E major

Question 48

G major and E minor share the same key signature but which note is different in E minor?

Answer 48

D# - you raise the 7th note from the relative minor

Question 49

What key has 3 flats?

Answer 49

Eb major or C minor

Question 50

What is the key signature of Db major?

Answer 50

5 flats

Question 51

What is the relative minor of C major?

Answer 51

A minor