Key Signatures - E Major and C Sharp Minor

Key Signatures - E Major and C Sharp Minor

One of the common Pop, File, Country, and Rock keys of C, G, D, A, and E.

Published: Sep 12, 2011 Updated: Sep 12, 2011

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E major is a major scale based on E, with the pitches E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, and D#. Its key signature has four sharps: F#, C#, G# and D#. Its relative minor is C-sharp minor, and its parallel minor is E minor.

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E major is a major scale based on E, with the pitches E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, and D#. Its key signature has four sharps: F#, C#, G# and D#.
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