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It means that five notes are sharp in the piece.

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Q: What does 5 sharps in the key signature mean?
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What major scale has 5 sharps?

The major scale with five sharps is B major. The five sharps, in written order, according to the key signature, are F#, C#, G#, D#, A#.


What key signature has 5 sharps in the treble clef?

The keys of B major and G sharp minor have five sharps in the treble clef, but like all key signatures, the sharps significations also appear in the bass clef.


What is the difference between a G-sharp minor and a G-flat minor key signature?

The key of G-sharp minor has 5 sharps (it's the relative to B major). G-flat minor is a key that only exists in theory, because that key signature would contain 9 flats. The limit on flats or sharps in a key is 7.


What key signature has 5 sharps?

B major, or G sharp minor. The sharps are F, C, G, D and A. F#, C#, G#, D#, A#


What key signature has A sharp and F sharp but also has E B and C?

B Major is the 1st major scale that CONTAINS A sharp and F sharp within its key signature but has a total of 5 sharps which are, F# C# G# D# A# F# Major also CONTAINS A sharp and F sharp within its key signature but has a total of 6 sharps which are, F# C# G# D# A# E# C# Major also CONTAINS A sharp and F sharp within its key signature but has a total of 7 sharps which are, F# C# G# D# A# E# B#


What are the valve sequence when playing 5 sharps on trumpet?

It depends on what you mean. The valve sequence for what? 5 sharps is the key of B (or A concert) but to answer the question, we need to know what you are trying to play.


What is the key signature for g sharp melodic minor?

G-sharp minor (generally) has five sharps, however in the melodic minor both E and F♯ need to be raised, so the key signature for G-sharp melodic minor has 5 sharps and 1 double sharp (G♯, A♯, C♯, D♯, E♯, and an Fx).


What is the key signiture of B flat major?

5 sharps!


What are the sharps in the key of b major?

I think its all 5 of them?


How many sharps in b sharp major?

The Key of Ab does not have any sharps naturally written in it. It has four flats.


What key has only got F sharp in it?

There are five key signatures with G sharp, they are: A major/F♯ minor (3 sharps) E major/ C♯ minor (4 sharps) B major/G♯ minor (5 sharps) F♯ major/D♯ minor (6 sharps) C♯ major/A♯ minor (7 sharps)


What is key signature?

A key signature is the placement of sharps or flats at the beginning of a piece of music which determines what the key of a song is and unlike the time signature it is repeated every line; here is a list of all the possible keys you can write in:C Major/a minor (no sharps and no flats)Sharp Keys:G Major/e minor (1 sharp)D Major/b minor (2 sharps)A Major/f♯minor (3 sharps)E Major/c♯minor (4 sharps)B Major/g♯ minor (5 sharps)F♯ Major/d♯ minor (6 sharps)C♯ Major/a♯ minor (7 sharps)Flat Keys:F Major/d minor (1 flat)Bb Major/g minor (2 flats)Eb Major/c minor (3 flats)Ab Major/f minor (4 flats)Db Major/bb minor (5 flats)Gb Major/eb minor (6 flats)Cb Major/ab minor (7 flats)