Musical keys

C major (or the key of C) is a major scale based on C, with the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B.

B♭ minor or B-flat minor is a minor scale consisting of the pitches B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭, and A♭.

B minor is a minor scale consisting of the pitches B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G, and A.

C-sharp minor or C♯ minor is a minor scale based on C♯, with the pitches C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A, and B.

C minor (abbreviated c or Cm) is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, and B♭.

D-sharp minor or D♯ minor is a minor scale based on D-sharp, consisting of the pitches D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, B, and C♯.

E-flat minor is a minor scale consisting of the pitches E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, and D♭.

F-sharp minor is a minor scale based on F-sharp, consisting of the pitches F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D, and E.

F minor is a minor scale based on F, consisting of the pitches F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, and E♭.

G-sharp minor is a minor scale based on G♯, consisting of the pitches G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E, and F♯.

In music, modulation is most commonly the act or process of changing from one key (tonic, or tonal center) to another.

The A-flat major scale (A♭ major scale) consists of the pitches A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, and G.

In music theory, B♭ (B-flat) major is a major scale based on B♭.

In music theory, B major is a major scale based on B.

C♯ major (or C-sharp major) is a major scale based on C♯, consisting of the pitches C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, and B♯.

D major (or the key of D) is a major scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F♯, G, A, B, and C♯.

D-flat major is a major scale based on D-flat, consisting of the pitches D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭ and C.

The E♭ (E-flat) major scale consists of the pitches E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C, and D.

E major (or the key of E) is a major scale based on E, with the pitches E, F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, and D♯.

F♯ major or F-sharp major is a major scale based on F♯, consisting of the pitches F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, and E♯.

G-flat major is a major scale based on G-flat, consisting of the pitches G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, and F.

In music, a major scale and a minor scale that have the same tonic are called parallel keys and are said to be in a parallel relationship.

A-flat minor is a minor scale based on A-flat, consisting of the pitches A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, and G♭.

A-sharp minor or A♯ minor is a minor scale based on A-sharp.

C♭ major is a major scale based on C♭, consisting of the pitches C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, and B♭.

In the compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven, the key of C minor is commonly regarded as significant: works for which he chose this key are felt to be powerful and emotionally stormy.

D-flat minor is a theoretical key based on the musical note D♭, consisting of the pitches D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, Bdouble flat, C♭ and D♭.

F-flat major is a theoretical key based on F♭, consisting of the pitches F♭, G♭, A♭, Bdouble flat, C♭, D♭, and E♭.

G-sharp major is a theoretical key based on the musical note G-sharp, consisting of the pitches G♯, A♯, B♯, C♯, D♯, E♯ and Fdouble sharp.