30 WAYS OF WRITING THE 24 KEYS IN MUSIC

Tonal Centers in Music

Circle of dominants showing the 24 keys in music

Major Scales

1. C D E F G A B - C Major - 0 flats/sharps
2. C# D# E# F# G# A# B# - C# Major - 7 sharps
3. Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C - Db Major - 5 flats
4. D E F# G A B C# - D Major - 2 sharps
5. Eb F G Ab Bb C D - Eb Major - 3 flats
6. E F# G# A B C# D# - E Major - 4 sharps
7. F G A Bb C D E - F Major - 1 flat
8. F# G# A# B C# D# E# - F# Major - 6 sharps
9. Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F - Gb Major - 6 flats
10. G A B C D E F# - G Major - 1 sharp
11. Ab Bb C Db Eb F G - Ab Major - 4 flats
12. A B C# D E F# G# - A Major - 3 sharps
13. Bb C D Eb F G A - Bb Major - 2 flats
14. B C# D# E F# G# A# - B Major - 5 sharps
15. Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb - Cb Major - 7 flats

Minor Scales

1. C D Eb F G Ab Bb - C minor - 3 flats
2. C# D# E F# G# A B - C# minor - 4 sharps
3. D E F G A Bb C - D minor - 1 flat
4. D# E# F# G# A# B C# - D# minor - 6 sharps
5. Eb F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db - Eb minor - 6 flats
6. E F# G A B C D - E minor - 1 sharp
7. F G Ab Bb C Db Eb - F minor - 4 flats
8. F# G# A B C# D E - F# minor - 3 sharps
9. G A Bb C D Eb F - G minor - 2 flats
10. G# A# B C# D# E F# - G# minor - 6 sharps
11. Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb - Ab minor - 7 flats
12. A B C D E F G - A minor - 0 sharp/flat
13. A# B# C# D# E# F# G# - A# minor - 7 sharps
14. Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab - Bb minor - 5 flats
15. B C# D E F# G A - B minor - 2 sharps

Hence

Flats

0 - C major, A minor

1 - F major, D minor

2 - Bb Major, G minor

3 - Eb Major, C minor

4 - Ab Major, F minor

5 - Db Major, Bb minor

6 - Gb Major, Eb minor

7 - Cb Major, Ab minor

Sharps

0 - C Major, A minor

1 - G Major, E minor

2 - D Major, B minor

3 - A Major, F# minor

4 - E Major, C# minor

5 - B Major, G# minor

6 - F# Major, D# minor

7 - C# Major, A# minor