F-flat major

F♭ major
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Relative key D♭ minor
Parallel key F♭ minor
enharmonic:
E minor
Dominant key
Subdominant
Notes in this scale
F♭, G♭, A♭, B, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭

F-flat major is a major scale based on F-flat. Its key signature has six flats and one double flat.[1]

Its relative minor is D-flat minor, and its parallel minor is F-flat minor, usually replaced by E minor.

Part of Richard Strauss' Metamorphosen uses F flat major, which one commentator has called "a bitter enharmonic parody" of the earlier manifestations of E major in the piece.[2]

To make reading and writing music easier, F-flat major is usually written as its enharmonic equivalent of E major.

References

  1. ↑ Nicolas Slonimsky (1960). The Road to Music. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Co. p. 16.
  2. ↑ Gilliam, Bryan (1998). Richard Strauss: New Perspectives on the Composer and His Work. Duke University Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-8223-2114-9.

Scales and keys

Diatonic Scales and Keys
Flats Sharps
Major minor Major minor
0 C, a
1 F d G e
2 B♭ g D b
3 E♭ c A f♯
4 A♭ f E c♯
5 D♭ b♭ B g♯
6 G♭ e♭ F♯ d♯
7 C♭ a♭ C♯ a♯
8 F♭ d♭ G♯ e♯
The table shows the number of sharps or flats in each scale. Minor scales are written in lower case.
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