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Relative key | A-sharp minor |
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Parallel key | C-sharp minor |
Dominant key | G-sharp major (theoretical) →enharmonic : A-flat major |
Subdominant | F-sharp major |
Enharmonic | D-flat major |
Component pitches | |
C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, B♯ |
C-sharp major is a major scale based on C♯, consisting of the pitches C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, and B♯. Its key signature has seven sharps. Its relative minor is A-sharp minor (or enharmonically B-flat minor), its parallel minor is C-sharp minor, and its enharmonic equivalence is D-flat major.
The C-sharp major scale is:
A harp tuned to C-sharp major has all its pedals in the bottom position. Because all the strings are then pinched and shortened, this is the least resonant key for the instrument.