F-sharp major

F-sharp major

Infobox Scale


scale_name=F-sharp major
relative=Dmusic|sharp minor
parallel=Fmusic|sharp minor
enharmonic=Gmusic|flat major
first_pitch=F#
second_pitch=G#
third_pitch=A#
fourth_pitch=B
fifth_pitch=C#
sixth_pitch=D#
seventh_pitch=E#

F-sharp major is a major scale based on F-sharp, consisting of the pitches Fmusic|sharp, Gmusic|sharp, Amusic|sharp, B, Cmusic|sharp, Dmusic|sharp, and Emusic|sharp. Its key signature has six sharps.

Its relative minor is Dmusic|sharp minor, and its parallel minor is Fmusic|sharp minor. Its enharmonic equivalent is Gmusic|flat major.

F-sharp major is the key of Beethoven's Piano Sonata, op. 78 and of Mahler's unfinished Tenth Symphony.

In a few scores, the F-sharp major key signature in the bass clef is written with the sharp for the A on the top line.


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