Order of sharps and flats question ...?

Question

In the key of G # it has four sharps , but if you use the order of sharps

FCGDAEB the only get to G switch only has one sharp ( F ) - how would I find the key signature of G# using the order of sharps ?

Answer 1

(the short answer, this time)



So C to C# would look like this -



C D E F G A B C

C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C#



Right?



Take the same tactic with G major and you go from



G A B C D E F# G to

G# A# B# C# D# E# F## G#



We would never use a key signature with 8 sharps - as others have said in your other question, we would instead prefer to use Ab, as that has only four flats.





See my other answer for a more proper line of reasoning.





Saul

Answer 2

saul is correct The key of G# is actually the key of Ab.

Ab has four flats Bb, Eb, Ab, Db

Answer 3

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