D-sharp minor
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D-sharp minor[1] is a minor scale based on D♯, consisting of the pitches D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, B, and C♯. Its key signature has six sharps.
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Relative key | F-sharp major |
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Parallel key | D-sharp major (theoretical) →enharmonic: E-flat major |
Dominant key | A-sharp minor |
Subdominant | G-sharp minor |
Enharmonic | E-flat minor |
Component pitches | |
D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯ |
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Its relative major is F-sharp major (or enharmonically G-flat major). Its parallel major, D-sharp major,[2] is usually replaced by E-flat major, since D-sharp major's two double-sharps make it impractical to use. Its enharmonic equivalent, E-flat minor, has the same number of flats.
The D-sharp natural minor scale is:
Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The D-sharp harmonic minor and melodic minor scales are: