Tri Me
Em
E, G, B
F, A, C
F Major
C major to G Major
C, Em, Am, or G
C7 (dominant)
C, E, G, Bb
Whales aren’t fish, and George Crumb’s Vox Balanae isn’t in a key, but it does use the key signature from this major key, with no sharps or flats.
C Major
Ab
Ab, C, Eb
G, Bb, D
Gm
C Major to Am
C, Dm, F, (G), Am, Bo
GMaj7
G, B, D, F#
Whales still aren’t fish, and Alan Hovhaness’s And God Created Great Whales (for orchestra and recorded whale song) isn’t conventionally tonal either. But it does have repeated scales from this major key, with one flat.
F Major
B, D#, F#
Db, F, Ab
Db Major
A Major to D major
A, Bm, D, E, F#m
Cm7
C, Eb, G, Bb
Schubert’s Trout Quintet begins in this major key, which has three sharps
A Major
C#
C#, E#, G#
D#, F#, A#
D#m
D minor to C major
Dm, F, (C)
Fo7
F, Ab, Cb, Ebb
Schubert’s song “Die Forelle” (The trout) on which that quartet is based, is in this five-flatted major key.
Db major
Gbm
Gb, Bbb, Db
Bb, Db, Fb
Bbo
Ab Major to Bb Major
Cm, Eb
Eø7
E, G, Bb, D
Goldfish are fish, and while Debussy’s Le Poisson d’or (the goldfish), isn’t conventionally tonal, it still uses the 6-sharped key signature of this major key.
F# major