Minor Key Signatures

Lesson 6/47 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Piano Method 2

Minor Key Signatures

Relative majors and minors have the same key signature, e.g. Am is the relative minor of C major and contains no sharps or flats. So the key signature of Am is the same as C major.

Key Signature of A minor

Key Signature of C major

If a song ends with a minor chord it is most likely to be in a minor key. E.g. Harem Dance on page 22 ends in an Am chord and is in the key of Am. Minka on page 29 ends in an Em chord and is in the key of Em.

You will notice that the notes in the E natural minor scale are the same as the notes in the G major scale. E minor is the relative minor of G major and shares the same key signature (one sharp, F#).

Key Signature of E minor

Key Signature of G major

E minor is the relative minor of G major

The Em Chord

To play the Em chord use the first, third, and fifth finger of your left hand as shown in the diagram.

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1- The Note G# (on the second line of the treble staff) 2- The Dm Chord 3- The Am Chord (Second Inversion) 4- The Dm Chord (Second Inversion) 5- Syncopation 6- The Sixteenth Note 7- The Dotted Eighth Note 8- The Six Eight Time Signature 9- The Note C# (next to Middle C) 10- The D Chord 11- The Note D# (Eb) (below the treble staff) 12- The Cut Time Signature 13- The Triplet 14- Swing Rhythms 15- More Enharmonic Notes 16- The F# Diminished Chord 17- The G Augmented Chord 18- The Note D# (on the 4th line of the treble staff) 19- INTRODUCTION 20- The Note C# (in the third space of the treble staff) 21- The G Chord (2nd Inversion) 22- The Natural Sign 23- 12 Bar Blues 24- The Note G# (below Middle C) 25- Minor Scales 26- The Note D# (below Middle C) 27- Relative Scales 28- Major Chord Chart 29- Enharmonic Notes 30- Modulation 31- The Chromatic Scale 32- The Key of D Major 33- The Harmonic Minor Scale 34- How to Count Cut Time 35- Turnaround Progressions 36- Minor Chords 37- How to Count Six Eight Time 38- Slow Tempo Six Eight Time 39- Minor Keys 40- Minor Chord Chart 41- Key Signatures 42- Fast Tempo Six Eight Time 43- Seventh Chord Chart 44- Minor Key Signatures 45- Minor Seventh Chord Chart 46- Augmented Chord Chart 47- Diminished Chord Chart

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Minor Key Signatures