E flat major
| E flat major | |
|---|---|
| Chord symbol (s) : | Es, E ♭ , E ♭ |
| Parallel Tone : | C minor |
| Dominant : | B flat major |
| Subdominant : | A flat major |
| Scale : | es - f - g ^ as - b - c - d ^ es |
It major is a key of the musical scale major based on the root note it builds. The key of E flat major is written with three ♭ (bb, es, a flat) in musical notation . The corresponding scale and the basic chord of this key (the tonic E-flat-gb) are also designated by the term E-flat major.
E flat major is often perceived as warm and less bright than the major keys with a sharp sign, but see the article Key Character Character .
Many pieces for wind instruments are in E flat major, since instrumentalists with brass instruments in Bb, clarinets in Bb and horns in F then have to play with fewer accidentals.
Classification of the key
| Sign : | 7 ♭ + fes
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6 ♭ + ces
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5 ♭ + total
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4 ♭ + des
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3 ♭ + as
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2 ♭ + es
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1 ♭ b
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0 ♭ / ♯ |
1 ♯ f sharp
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2 ♯ + c sharp
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3 ♯ + g sharp
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4 ♯ + dis
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5 ♯ + ais
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6 ♯ + ice
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7 ♯ + his
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| Major keys: | Ces | Ges | Of | As | It | B. | F. | C. | G | D. | A. | E. | H | F sharp | Cis |
| Minor keys: | as | it | b | f | c | G | d | a | e | H | f sharp | cis | g sharp | dis | ais |
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