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The Minor Key Signatures follow a similar pattern to the Major Key Signatures.
Our starting point is A Minor, which has no sharps/flats.
A Minor is the Relative Minor of C Major (more on that later).
The 15 Minor Key Signatures:
- A Minor – which has no sharps/flats
- 7 key signatures with sharps
- 7 key signatures with flats
Let’s go through them in order.
A Minor
A Minor has no sharps/flats.
Minor Key Signatures with Sharps
E Minor – 1♯
B Minor – 2♯
F♯ Minor – 3♯
C♯ Minor – 4♯
G♯ Minor – 5♯
D♯ Minor- 6♯
B♯ Minor- 7♯
Minor Key Signatures with Flats
D minor – 1♭
G minor – 2♭
C minor – 3♭
F minor – 4♭
B♭ minor – 5♭
E♭ minor – 6♭
A♭ minor – 7♭
Example
Here is the opening of Mozart’s Symphony no. 40.
The Key signature of G minor has two flats – B♭ and E♭.
