F-flat major

F-flat major
{ \magnifyStaff #3/2 \omit Score.TimeSignature \key fes \major s16 \clef F \key fes \major s^"" }

Alternative notations
{ \magnifyStaff #3/2 \omit Score.TimeSignature \set Staff.keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,FLAT)(2 . ,FLAT)(5 . ,FLAT)(1 . ,FLAT)(4 . ,FLAT)(0 . ,FLAT)(3 . ,FLAT)(6 . ,DOUBLE-FLAT)) s^"" }

{ \magnifyStaff #3/2 \omit Score.TimeSignature \set Staff.keyAlterations = #`((6 . ,DOUBLE-FLAT)(2 . ,FLAT)(5 . ,FLAT)(1 . ,FLAT)(4 . ,FLAT)(0 . ,FLAT)(3 . ,FLAT)) s^"" }
Relative keyD-flat minor (theoretical)
→enharmonic: C-sharp minor
Parallel keyF-flat minor (theoretical)
→enharmonic: E minor
Dominant keyC-flat major
SubdominantB-double flat major (theoretical)
→enharmonic: A major
EnharmonicE major
Component pitches
F♭, G♭, A♭, Bdouble flat, C♭, D♭, E♭

F-flat major (or the key of F-flat) is a theoretical key based on F♭, consisting of the pitches F♭, G♭, A♭, B double flat, C♭, D♭, and E♭. Its key signature has eight flats, requiring one double flat and six single flats.[1]

The F-flat major scale is:

\header { tagline = ##f } scale = \relative c' { \key fes \major \omit Score.TimeSignature fes ges aes beses ces des ees fes ees des ces beses aes ges fes2 \clef F \key fes \major } \score { { << \cadenzaOn \scale \context NoteNames \scale >> } \layout { } \midi { } }

Its relative minor is D-flat minor, usually replaced by C-sharp minor (see reason below) and its parallel minor is F-flat minor, which is normally replaced by E minor, since F-flat minor's four double-flats make it generally impractical to use. Because of that, it is usually enharmonic to E major with four sharps.

The scale-degree chords of F-flat major are:

  1. ^ Nicolas Slonimsky (1960). The Road to Music. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Co. p. 16.