Gb Major (F# Major) - Scales, triads & chords
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Two keys at once? Yes, please.
If you are currently learning keys – which I assume – then it’s surely fantastic to be able to learn two keys at once. Good news: With Gb Major and F# Major, you can do exactly that. How?
Both keys have exactly the same notes on the piano. The only difference is the note names. F# Major has the notes:
F# – G# – A# – B – C# – D# – E# – F#
Gb Major has the notes:
Gb – Ab – Bb – Cb – Db – Eb – F – Gb
These are the same notes. The only difference is that they are indicated by sharps in F# Major. In Gb Major, however, the notes have flats.
For example: E# is the same note as F.
But enough of that. What’s important for you to know is: Gb Major and F# Major have the same notes. One is simply a flat key, and the other is a sharp key. That’s it.
Gb Major / F# Major Scale
Let’s briefly discuss the sound of both scales.
If someone were to play both scales for you consecutively on the piano, you would hear two identical scales. Because: The notes of Gb Major and F# Major are the same. Although both scales have different key signatures (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#) – (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb), they represent the same keys on the piano.
But how do you play these two keys now?
For both the Gb Major scale and the F# Major scale, you need all five black keys. Phew, that sounds difficult. But the advantage is: If you really need all the black keys, you can’t go far wrong.
Sheet music
Here you can see the notes of the Gb Major scale.
The notes are listed for your general understanding. But you won’t need them in the future. Once you have worked through this article, you will play Gb Major and F# Major intuitively correctly.
Piano keyboard with fingering
Both the Gb Major and F# Major scales start on a black key. And because we never play a black key with the thumb, we start with the second finger – our ring finger. The fingering is:
2 – 3 – 4 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 1 – 2
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Gb Major / F# Major Triad (Chord)
Below you will find the D-flat major triad (C-sharp major) as notes and as a piano keyboard in different positions: root position, 1st inversion and 2nd inversion of the triad.
Home position
1. reversal
2. reversal
Parallel minor key
The relative minor key of Gb Major / F# Major is Eb minor.
How to play every song on the piano
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