Key signatures & cadences

C Major

No sharps or flats

A Minor

No sharps or flats

G Major

One sharp (F♯) in the key signature

E Minor

One sharp (F♯) in the key signature

D Major

Two sharps (F♯, C♯) in the key signature

B Minor

Two sharps (F♯, C♯) in the key signature

A Major

Three sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯) in the key signature

F♯ Minor

Three sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯) in the key signature

E Major

Four sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯) in the key signature

C♯ Minor

Four sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯) in the key signature

B Major

Five sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯) in the key signature

G♯ Minor

Five sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯) in the key signature

F♯ Major

Six sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯) in the key signature

D♯ Minor

Six sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯) in the key signature

C♯ Major

Seven sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯, B♯) in the key signature

A♯ Minor

Seven sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯, B♯) in the key signature

F Major

One flat (B♭) in the key signature

D Minor

One flat (B♭) in the key signature

B♭ Major

Two flats (B♭, E♭) in the key signature

G Minor

Two flats (B♭, E♭) in the key signature

E♭ Major

Three flats (B♭, E♭, A♭) in the key signature

C Minor

Three flats (B♭, E♭, A♭) in the key signature

A♭ Major

Four flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭) in the key signature

F Minor

Four flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭) in the key signature

D♭ Major

Five flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭) in the key signature

B♭ Minor

Five flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭) in the key signature

G♭ Major

Six flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭) in the key signature

E♭ Minor

Six flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭) in the key signature

C♭ Major

Seven flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭) in the key signature

A♭ Minor

Seven flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭) in the key signature

Perfect cadence

Chords V-I

Imperfect cadence

Ends on chord V

Interrupted cadence

Chords V-VI

Plagal cadence

Chords IV-I