key signature
G♯ minor
G♯1A♯2B3C♯4D♯5E6F♯7
5 sharps, written F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯
The chords that live in it
G♯mdegree 1 · minorA♯dimdegree 2 · diminishedBdegree 3 · majorC♯mdegree 4 · minorD♯mdegree 5 · minorEdegree 6 · majorF♯degree 7 · major
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
G♯ minor has 5 sharps.
They are written in this order, always: F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯.
Its notes are G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E and F♯.
Relative: B major has the same 5 sharps. Parallel: G♯ major has 8 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 majorF♯ majorC♯ majorA♭ minorE♭ minorB♭ minorF minorC minorG minorD minorA minorE minorB minorF♯ minorC♯ minorD♯ minorA♯ minor