C-flat major

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C-flat major (or the key of C-flat) is a major scale based on C, containing the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature has seven flats. B major, a key signature with five sharps, is the enharmonic equivalent of C-flat major.[1] C-flat major is usually not used because it uses several flats. B major is normally used instead, because it only uses five sharps.

The C-flat major scale is:

  {
\override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f
\relative c' {
  \clef treble \key ces \major \time 7/4 ces4 des es fes ges aes bes ces bes aes ges fes es des ces2
  \clef bass \key ces \major
} }

References

  1. B Major and C Flat Major Scales. Piano Music Theory (31 May 2016). Retrieved 23 March 2020.