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Enharmonic Key Signatures

Definition of enharmonic

Enharmonic is an adjective who means: having the same pitch in the tempered scale but written in different notation.

Notes, intervals, or key signatures can have their enharmonic equivalent.

For a key signature, an enharmonic key signature is a key signature that sounds the same as another key signature on a piano (tempered scale)

For example, G flat Major scale and F sharp Major scale are enharmonic keys because they are being played with the same keys on a piano but their names are different:

G flat Major scale

F sharp Major scale

List of enharmonic key signatures

Below is list of list of enharmonic key signatures:

C sharp Major (7#) and D flat Major (5b)

C sharp Major scale

D flat Major scale

F sharp Major (6#) and G flat Major (6b)

F sharp Major scale

G flat Major scale

B Major (5#) and C flat Major (7b)

B Major scale

C flat Major scale

And below are some other scales who sound the same but without key signature:

F flat Major and E Major

F flat Major scale

E Major scale

A sharp Major and B flat Major

A sharp Major scale

B flat Major scale

E sharp Major and F Major

E sharp Major scale

F Major scale

D sharp Major and E flat Major

D sharp Major scale

E flat Major scale

B sharp Major and C Major

B sharp Major scale

C Major scale