Minor scale based on the accidentals of the "natural" minor scale, not on those of the harmonic or melodic minor scales. For example, a piece in E minor will have one sharp in its key signature because the E natural minor scale has one sharp (F). Major and minor keys that share the same key signature are "relative" to each other. For instance, F major is the relative major of D minor since both have key signatures with one flat. Since the natural minor scale is built on the 6th degree of the major scale, the tonic of the relative minor is
E-flat major E-flat major E-flat major (or the key of E-flat) is a major scale based on E, with the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has three flats: B, E, and A. Its relative minor is C minor, while its parallel minor is E minor (or enharmonically D minor). The E-flat major scale is: \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c' { </score> The key of E-flat major is often associated with bold, heroic music, in part because of Beethoven's usage. His "Eroica Symphony", "Emperor Concerto" and "Grand Sonata" are all in this key. Also