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C-sharp major
Flats
Sharps
1 F
2 B
3 E
4 A
5 D
6 G
7 C
8 F
A-sharp minor or A minor is a minor scale based on A-sharp. The A minor scale has
pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. For the harmonic minor scale, G
is used
instead of G. Its key signature has seven sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative major is C-sharp major. Its parallel major is A-sharp major. This is usually
replaced by B-flat major, since A-sharp major has 4 sharps and 3double sharps.
Exceptions include Chopin's Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61, which has a brief
passage of about 6 bars actually notated in A-sharp major, inserting the necessary doublesharps as accidentals. The overall harmonic context is an extended theme in B major,
which briefly modulates to A-sharp major.
The direct enharmonic equivalent of A-sharp minor is B-flat minor.
Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with
accidentals as necessary.
A-sharp minor is one of the least used minor keys in music as it is not a practical key for
composition. The enharmonic equivalent B-flat minor is usually used instead. However,
there were some composers in previous centuries who composed music in this key, such
as Christian Heinrich Rinck (Prelude No. 16 from Op. 55/1, and Exercise No. 16 from Op.
67).