What are the chords in the key of F sharp major and G flat major? We will take a look at the basic triad chords and four note chords (with sevenths) in these keys. I decided to combine these two keys together because they are enharmonics of each other. These means that on your piano, the same keys are played. The note, F sharp is an enharmonic of G flat and is the note between F and G.
Let’s start by looking at the F sharp major scale. What are the notes in this scale? They are F# G# A# B C# D# E#. Each of the basic chords in the key of F# is named after one of these notes. In other words, each note forms the root of one of the chords.
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The same applies to the key of G flat major. The notes of the Gb major scale are Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F.
The chords in any major key follow the pattern Maj min min Maj Maj min dim (major minor minor major major minor diminished).
The triad chords in the key of F sharp major are F# major, G# minor, A# minor, B major, C# major, D# minor, and E# diminished. When you add sevenths to these chords, this gives you four note extended chords, namely F# major seventh, G# minor seventh, A# minor seventh, B major seventh, C# dominant seventh, D# minor seventh, and E# minor seventh flat five.
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As for the key of G flat major, the triad chords are Gb major, Ab minor, Bb minor, Cb major, Db major, Eb minor, and F diminished. When you add sevenths you end up with the four note chords, Gb major seventh, Ab minor seventh, Bb minor seventh, Cb major seventh, Db dominant seventh, Eb minor seventh, and F minor seventh flat five.
Roman numerals are used to represent each chord.
Key of F Sharp:
- I – F sharp major, F# major seventh (F#maj, F#maj7)
- ii – G sharp minor, G# minor seventh (G#m, G#m7)
- iii – A sharp minor, A# minor seventh (A#m, A#m7)
- IV – B major, B major seventh (B, Bmaj 7)
- V – C sharp major, C# dominant seventh (C#, C#7)
- vi – D sharp minor, D# minor seventh (D#m, D#m7)
- vii° – E sharp diminished, E# minor seventh flat five (E#°, E#m7b5)
Key of G Flat:
- I – G flat major, Gb major seventh (Gbmaj, Gbmaj7)
- ii – A flat minor, Ab minor seventh (Abm, Abm7)
- iii – B flat minor, Bb minor seventh (Bbm, Bbm7)
- IV – C flat major, Cb major seventh (Cb, Cbmaj 7)
- V – D flat major, Db dominant seventh (Db, Db7)
- vi – E flat minor, Eb minor seventh (Ebm, Ebm7)
- vii° – F diminished, F minor seventh flat five (F°, Fm7b5)
Piano Chords In The Key Of F Sharp
Here’s a diagram showing chords in the key of F sharp major.
So what are the notes of these triad and four note chords in the key of F sharp major?
- Chord I, F sharp major (F# – A# – C#). F sharp major seventh (F# – A# – C# – E#).
- Chord ii, G sharp minor (G# – B – D#). G sharp minor seventh (G# – B – D# – F#).
- Chord iii, A sharp minor (A# – C# – E#). A sharp minor seventh (A# – C# – E# – G#).
- Chord IV, B major (B – D# – F#). B major seventh (B – D# – F# – A#).
- Chord V, C sharp major (C# – E# – G#). C sharp dominant seventh (C# – E# – G# – B).
- Chord vi, D sharp minor (D# – F# – A#). D sharp minor seventh (D# – F# – A# – C#).
- Chord vii°, E sharp diminished (E# – G# – B). E sharp minor seventh flat five (E# – G# – B – D#).
Here are some common chord progressions (in F sharp major) to practice. They are as follows:
- I – IV – V (F# – B- C#)
- I – vi – IV – V (F# – D#m – B – C#)
- ii – V – I (G#m7 – C#7 – F#maj7)
Watch this lesson (key of G flat major):
Notes of triads and four note chords in the key of Gb:
- Chord I, Gb (Gb – Bb – Db). G major seventh (Gb – Bb – Db – F).
- Chord ii, Ab minor (Ab – Cb – Eb). Ab minor seventh (Ab – Cb – Eb – Gb).
- Chord iii, Bb minor (Bb – Db – F). Bb minor seventh (Bb – Db – F – Ab).
- Chord IV, Cb major (Cb – Eb – Gb). Cb major seventh (Cb – Eb – Gb – Bb).
- Chord V, Db major (Db – F – Ab). Db dominant seventh (Db – F – Ab – Cb).
- Chord vi, Eb minor (Eb – Gb – Bb). Eb minor seventh (Eb – Gb – Bb – Db).
- Chord vii°, F diminished (F – Ab – Cb). F minor seventh flat five (F – Ab – Cb – Eb).
Common chord Progressions in the Key of G Flat
- I – IV – V (Gb – Cb- Db)
- I – vi – IV – V (Gb – Ebm – Cb – Db)
- ii – V – I (Abm7 – Db7 – Gbmaj7)
We will now take a look at a few diagrams. First of all here’s a diagram of the F sharp major key signature and the notes of its scale on the treble and bass clefs. There are 6 sharps in the key of F sharp, namely F#, G#, A# C#, D# and E#.
Here’s a diagram showing the F# major scale on the piano keyboard.
And now for the G flat major key signature and the notes of its scale on the treble and bass clefs. There are 6 flats in the key of G sharp, namely, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, and Eb.
Here’s a diagram showing the Gb major scale on the piano keyboard.
Chords In The Keys Of A, B, C, D, E, F, G Flat, Sharp, Major & Minor
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