What is G-sharp major?
Q: What is G-sharp major?
A: G-sharp major is a major scale based on the musical note G sharp.
Q: How many sharps and double sharps are in its key signature?
A: Its key signature has six sharps and one double sharp.
Q: Is it usually written as A-flat major?
A: Yes, to make reading easier, G-sharp major is usually written as its enharmonic equivalent of A-flat major.
Q: Where else does it appear?
A: It appears as a secondary key area in several works in sharp keys, for example in the Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major from Bach's Well-Tempered Klavier, Book 1. The G sharp minor Prelude and Fugue from the same set end with a Picardy third in G sharp major.
Q: Is it used by Chopin?
A: Yes, G sharp major is used for a short time in several of Chopin's nocturnes in C sharp minor.
