G-sharp minor
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| Relative key |
B major enharmonic: C♭ major |
|---|---|
| Parallel key |
G♯ major enharmonic: A♭ major |
| Dominant key |
D♯ minor enharmonic: E♭ minor |
| Subdominant | C♯ minor |
| Enharmonic | A♭ minor |
| Component pitches | |
| G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯ | |
G-sharp minor is a minor scale based on G♯, consisting of the pitches G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E, and F♯. For the harmonic minor, the F♯ is raised to F
(enharmonic G♮). Its key signature has five sharps.
Its relative major is B major. Its parallel major, G♯ major, is usually replaced by its enharmonic equivalent of A♭ major, since G♯ major features an F in the key signature and A♭ major only has four flats, making it rare for G♯ major to be used. A♭ minor, with seven flats, has a similar problem, thus G♯ minor is often used as the parallel minor for A♭ major. The same enharmonic situation occurs with the keys of D♭ major and C♯ minor, with C♯ major having seven sharps and D♭ minor having eight flats, including the B
.
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