G-sharp minor
G-sharp minor is a minor scale based on G♯, consisting of the pitches G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E, and F♯. Its key signature has five sharps.
| Relative key | B major |
|---|---|
| Parallel key | G-sharp major (theoretical) →enharmonic A-flat major |
| Dominant key | D-sharp minor |
| Subdominant | C-sharp minor |
| Enharmonic | A-flat minor |
| Component pitches | |
| G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯ | |
Its relative major is B major. Its parallel major, G-sharp major, is usually replaced by its enharmonic equivalent of A-flat major, since G-sharp major has an F in its key signature, making it impractical to use. A-flat minor, its enharmonic, has seven flats, whereas G-sharp minor only has five sharps; thus G-sharp minor is sometimes used as the parallel minor for A-flat major. (The same enharmonic situation occurs with the keys of D-flat major and C-sharp minor, and in some cases, with the keys of G-flat major and F-sharp minor).
The G-sharp natural minor scale is:
Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The G-sharp harmonic minor and melodic minor scales are: