F major

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F major
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Dominant key
C major
SubdominantB-flat major
Component pitches
F, G, A, B, C, D, E

F major (or the key of F) is a

parallel minor is F minor
.

The F major scale is:

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
. Most of these sound a perfect fifth lower than written, with the exception of the trumpet in F which sounds a fourth higher. (The basset horn also often sounds an octave and a fifth lower.)

Scale degree chords

Notable compositions in F major

See also

References

  1. ^ Music Theory. (1950). United States: Standards and Curriculum Division, Training, Bureau of Naval Personnel. 28.

External links

  • Media related to F major at Wikimedia Commons