Relative key |
A♭ minor enharmonic: G♯ minor |
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Parallel key | C♭ minor enharmonic: B minor |
Dominant key |
G♭ major enharmonic: F♯ major |
Subdominant |
F♭ major enharmonic: E major |
Enharmonic | B major |
Component pitches | |
C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭ |
C♭ major is a major scale based on C♭, consisting of the pitches C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, and B♭. Its key signature has seven flats.
C♭ major is the only major or minor key, other than theoretical keys, which has "flat" or "sharp" in its name, but whose tonic note is the enharmonic equivalent of a natural note (a white key on a keyboard instrument).
Its relative minor is A♭ minor (or enharmonically G♯ minor), and its parallel minor is C♭ minor, usually replaced by B minor, since C♭ minor's three double-flats make it generally impractical to use.