Fig. 1 · F# major

key signature

F♯ major

F♯1G♯2A♯3B4C♯5D♯6E♯7

6 sharps, written F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯ E♯

relative: D♯ minorparallel: F♯ minorthe scale

The chords that live in it

F♯degree 1 · majorG♯mdegree 2 · minorA♯mdegree 3 · minorBdegree 4 · majorC♯degree 5 · majorD♯mdegree 6 · minorE♯dimdegree 7 · diminished

Built by stacking thirds inside the scale and asking what quality comes out, rather than from a table of roman numerals.

What is true of it

F♯ major has 6 sharps.

They are written in this order, always: F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯ E♯.

Its notes are F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯ and E♯.

Relative: D♯ minor has the same 6 sharps. Parallel: F♯ minor has 3 sharps, which is why changing mode changes the signature by three.

Every key

C♭ majorG♭ majorD♭ majorA♭ majorE♭ majorB♭ majorF majorC majorG majorD majorA majorE majorB majorC♯ majorA♭ minorE♭ minorB♭ minorF minorC minorG minorD minorA minorE minorB minorF♯ minorC♯ minorG♯ minorD♯ minorA♯ minor