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F major

F major
{ \magnifyStaff #3/2 \omit Score.TimeSignature \key f \major s16 \clef bass \key f \major s^"" }
Relative keyD minor
Parallel keyF minor
Dominant keyC major
SubdominantB-flat major
Component pitches
F, G, A, B, C, D, E

F major is a major scale based on F, with the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one flat.[1] Its relative minor is D minor and its parallel minor is F minor.

The F major scale is:

  {
\omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' {
  \key f \major \time 7/4 f g a bes c d e f e d c bes a g f2
  \clef F \key f \major
} }

F major is the home key of the English horn, the basset horn, the horn in F, the trumpet in F and the bass Wagner tuba. Thus, music in F major for these transposing instruments is written in C major. These instruments sound a perfect fifth lower than written, with the exception of the trumpet in F which sounds a fourth higher.

Scale degree chords

The scale degree chords of F major are:

Notable compositions in F major

See also

References

  1. ^ Music Theory. (1950). United States: Standards and Curriculum Division, Training, Bureau of Naval Personnel. 28.
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