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F major

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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:

\header { tagline = ##f } scale = \relative c' { \key f \major \omit Score.TimeSignature f^"F natural major scale" g a bes c d e f e d c bes a g f2 \clef F \key f \major } \score { { << \cadenzaOn \scale \context NoteNames \scale >> } \layout { } \midi { } }

Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The D harmonic minor and melodic minor scales are:

\header { tagline = ##f } scale = \relative c' { \key f \major \omit Score.TimeSignature f^"F harmonic major scale" g a bes c des e f e des c bes a g f2 \clef F \key f \major } \score { { << \cadenzaOn \scale \context NoteNames \scale >> } \layout { } \midi { } }
\header { tagline = ##f } scale = \relative c' { \key f \major \omit Score.TimeSignature f^"F melodic major scale (ascending and descending)" g a bes c d e f es des c bes a g f2 \clef F \key f \major } \score { { << \cadenzaOn \scale \context NoteNames \scale >> } \layout { } \midi { } }

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

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The scale degree chords of F major are:

Notable compositions in F major

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See also: List of symphonies in F major

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Music Theory. (1950). United States: Standards and Curriculum Division, Training, Bureau of Naval Personnel. 28.
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  • Media related to F major at Wikimedia Commons
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