F major
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| Relative key | D minor | |
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| Parallel key | F minor | |
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| F, G, A, B♭, C, D, E, F | ||
F major is a musical major scale based on F, consisting of the pitches F, G, A, B-flat, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature consists of one flat.
Its relative minor is D minor and its parallel minor is F minor. F major is the home key of the English horn, the basset horn, the horn in F, the trumpet in F and the bass Wagner tuba. Thus, music in F major for these instruments is written in C major. Most of these sound a perfect fifth lower than written, with the exception of the trumpet in F which sounds a fourth higher.
Of the six Overtures Francesco Maria Veracini wrote for the Prince of Dresden, most are in either F major or B-flat major because of the limitations of the winds in the Prince's orchestra.
[edit] Well known music in this key
- Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana - Pietro Mascagni
- Symphony No. 6, the "Pastoral" - Ludwig van Beethoven
- Ein deutsches Requiem - Johannes Brahms
- Soul to Squeeze - The Red Hot Chili Peppers (with the beginning in A major)
- Theme from Family Guy - Walter Murphy and his Orchestra
- Mama's Family theme
- Desperados Under the Eaves - Warren Zevon
- Hey Jude - The Beatles
- Yesterday - The Beatles
- Sail Away - Randy Newman
- Bat out of Hell - Meat Loaf
- Kentucky Rain - Elvis Presley
- Sara - Fleetwood Mac
- Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
- Scar Tissue - The Red Hot Chili Peppers
- La Cucaracha - Mexican Traditional
- Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
- Happy Birthday To You - Traditional
- You Make My Dreams - Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Rich Girl - Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
- Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinéad O'Connor
- Right Where It Belongs - Nine Inch Nails
- Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
- Shout!, Shout! - Ernie Maresca
- You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
- Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
- Axel F - Beverly Hills Cop Theme - Harold Faltermeyer ("chorus" section, the well-known "verse" melody is in F minor)
- Happy Days - Pratt & McClain
- The Scientist - Coldplay
- Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
- Tequila - The Champs
- I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
- These Words - Natasha Bedingfield
- Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
- Baby, What a Big Surprise - Chicago
- All By Myself - Eric Carmen
- Back For Good - Take That
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es:Fa mayor he:פה מז'ור ja:ヘ長調 pl:F-dur ru:Фа мажор vi:Fa trưởng
[edit] External links
- F Major - Free F Major Scale Print Out with Arpeggios and Broken Chords for Piano with Fingering
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