How to stay in any key.

[slimblaga]

Can i have some help on what notes are in what key

like
A
B
C
D
E
F
G

can you please tell me what notes are in what keys

[suppaenitetere]

I think you have a misunderstanding of music. Major, minor? Modes? It depends which key you're in. Look through this websites theory section and scale sections, it should explain a bit.

[slimblaga]

thanks i know how to stay in kew major and minor and everything else. i have been invovled in music for 4 years now, so i no what i am doing just making sure.

[wild_axeman]

You need to study the circle of fifths and learn your key signatures.

Following the circle of fiths clockwise from C ,each key adds an increasing number of sharps(sharp keys).Following the circle of fifths counter-clockwise adds an increasing number flats(flat keys)

sharp keys(clockwise movement):

C = 0 sharps [C D E F G A B]

G = 1 sharps [G A B C D E F#]

D = 2 sharps [D E F# G A B C#]

A = 3 sharps [A B C# D E F# G#]

E = 4 sharps [E F# G# A B C# D#]

B = 5 sharps [B C# D# E F# G# A#]enharmonic to Cb(7 flats)

F#= 6 sharps [F# G# A# B C# D# E#]enharmonic to Gb(6 flats)both have 6 accidentals

C#= 7 sharps [C# D# E# F# G# A# B#]enharmonic to Db(5 flats)

flat keys(counter clockwise movement):

C = 0 flats [C D E F G A B]

F = 1 flat [F G A Bb C D E]

Bb= 2 flats [Bb C D Eb F G A]

Eb= 3 flats [Eb F G Ab Bb C D]

Ab= 4 flats [Ab Bb C Db Eb F G]

Db= 5 flats [Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C]enharmonic to C#(7 sharps)

Gb= 6 flats [Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F]enharmonic to F#(6 sharps)

Cb= 7 flats [Cb Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb]enharmonic to B (5 sharps)

choose the enharmonic keys that have less accidentals in the case of F#/Gb they both have 6 accidentals but F# is more commonly used

[contact_eric]

Hey Axeman, maybe you can shed some light on something that im real close to finally figuring out. Ive been playing a while but am just now learning the theory behind keys and minor scales. I am aware of the circle of 5ths and 4ths but my question is where do minor keys fit into that? If something is in the Key of Em does that just mean E, or is there some rule to turn that scale/key into a minor by taking a different scale pattern then tone-tone-semitone-tone-tone-tone-semitone? Any input would be great, Eric

[SwampDonkey]

Any minor key has the same number of flats or sharps as its relative major key. To find the relative major, just go three semitones higher. For Em, three steps higher would be G, so Em has one sharp.

The pattern for minor scales is the same as major except it starts at a different point. I think it goes tone-semitone-tone-tone-semitone-tone-tone :)

[wild_axeman]

There you go,the perfect answer!

You can make your own circle of fifths and write the relative minor keys inside of the circle next to their relative Major keys.

If you search the internet you can find many versions of the circle of fifths with this kind of added information so maybe that beats drwaing one yourself.