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| Relative key | D minor |
|---|---|
| Parallel key | F minor |
| Dominant key | C major |
| Subdominant key | B-flat major |
| Component pitches | |
| F, G, A, B♭, C, D, E | |
F major is amajor scale based onF, with the pitches F,G,A,B♭,C,D, andE. Itskey signature has oneflat.[1] Itsrelative minor isD minor and itsparallel minor isF minor.
The F major scale is:
Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The Fharmonic major andmelodic major scales are:
F major is the homekey of theEnglish horn, thebasset horn, thehorn in F, thetrumpet in F and the bassWagner tuba. Thus, music in F major for thesetransposing instruments is written inC major. These instruments sound a perfect fifth lower than written, with the exception of the trumpet in F which sounds a fourth higher.
Thescale degree chords of F major are: