D-flat minor D-flat minor D minor is a theoretical key based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature has six flats and one double flat. Its relative major is F major (usually replaced by E major), its parallel major is D major, its direct enharmonic equivalent is C♯ minor, which is normally used. The D natural minor scale is: \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c' { </score> Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The D harmonic minor and melodic
G-flat major and Winding used G-flat major over F-sharp major, but this does not affect the integrity of the scheme as the key sequence breaks down. Muzio Clementi chose G-flat for the "Grande Exercice" and F-sharp for the prelude. Antonín Dvořák composed Humoresque No. 7 in G-flat major, while its middle section is F-sharp minor. Gustav Mahler was fond of using G-flat major in key passages of his symphonies. Examples include: the choral entry during the finale of his Second Symphony, during the first movement of his Third Symphony, the modulatory section of the Adagietto from his Fifth Symphony, and during the