How well do you know your keys in music? If you know the circle of fifths, this should be fairly easy. To take this quiz, you cannot use any cheats or graphs (especially the circle of fifths!) for this quiz. You can use your guitar, but no other aids. Write down your answers by choosing 1, 2, 3 or 4. Find the answers below…and yes, I purposely revealed them upside down.
1) The Key of Ab has how many flats?
1) 4
2) 2
3) 3
4) 1
2) The Key of F# has how many sharps?
1) 3
2) 4
3) 5
4) 6
3) The Key of B has how many sharps?
1) 1
2) 3
3) 5
4) 6
4) The Key of Bb has how many flats?
1) 3
2) 2
3) 4
4) 1
5) Which key has just three sharps in it?
1) G
2) F#
3) A
4) B
6) Which key has just five flats in it?
1) Ab
2) Bb
3) Db
4) Eb
7) Which three keys have the C minor chord in them?
1) Bb, F and C
2) Db, Ab and Eb
3) Eb, Bb, and F
4) Ab, Eb and Bb
8) Which three keys have the G# minor chord in them?
1) A, E and B
2) E, B and F#
3) D, A and E
4) B, F# and C#
9) Which three keys have the Ab major chord in them?
1) Eb, Bb and F
2) Db, Ab and Eb
3) Gb, Db and Ab
4) Ab, Eb and Bb
10) Which three keys have the E major chord in them?
1) D, A and E
2) E, B and F#
3) A, E and B
4) G, D and A
Answers:
A correction was made for the first answer. Please recheck your answers. My thanks to Tony A. for pointing out my error.
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