Key Signature Flashcards: All 15 Signatures in Treble & Bass Clef

Identify all 15 standard key signatures in treble and bass clef with 60 two-way cards covering each major key and relative minor.

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Key Signature Flashcards

Identify and produce all 15 conventional written key signatures, from seven flats through seven sharps, in both treble and bass clef. This deck treats each major key and its relative minor as one composite answer because both conventionally share the same written signature.

What the cards practice

  • 30 notation-to-name cards show a clef and key signature and ask for the major key plus relative minor.
  • 30 name-to-notation cards give a major/relative-minor pair and clef, then show the exact written signature on the back.
  • Every answer begins with the major/relative-minor pair and then lists the visible sharps or flats as verification context.
  • Every card uses the single tag key-signatures.

The two directions are separate cards because recognizing a signature and producing it from key names are distinct retrieval skills. The major/relative-minor pair stays composite because one written signature conventionally maps to both keys.

Learning sequence

The fixed order starts with zero accidentals, then interleaves sharp and flat families, treble and bass clefs, and both retrieval directions. It avoids long circle-of-fifths runs that would reveal the next answer. The two cards that reuse any one signature-and-clef image are exactly 30 positions apart. Ordinals 1 through 60 are explicit and deterministic.

Scope and limitations

This deck covers only the 15 standard signatures from seven flats through seven sharps. It excludes scales, keyboard diagrams, scale-note lists, harmonic- and melodic-minor alterations, modes, chords, enharmonic theoretical signatures beyond the standard set, alto clef, and tenor clef. Those are separate skills or would add visual material that does not help the promised key-signature retrieval task.

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Source and license

Key-pair facts, accidental order, and clef-specific notation positions are adapted from Open Music Theory’s “Key signatures” chapter, reviewed August 16, 2026. The source is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation adds two-way retrieval, a deterministic interleaved sequence, original wording, independently rendered notation images, and an original programmatic cover. The complete derived deck is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The notation uses the Bravura music font by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The generated PNG images are independently composed for this deck. No competitor wording or media was copied.

Kaarten in dit deck

  1. Kaart 1

    Vraag

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with no sharps or flats.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    C major / A minor

    Visible accidentals: none.

  2. Kaart 2

    Vraag

    E major / C♯ minor — bass clef

    Antwoord

    E major / C♯ minor

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 4 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D positions.

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯.

  3. Kaart 3

    Vraag

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 2 flats, left to right on B, E positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    B♭ major / G minor

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭.

  4. Kaart 4

    Vraag

    G major / E minor — bass clef

    Antwoord

    G major / E minor

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 1 sharp, left to right on F position.

    Visible sharps: F♯.

  5. Kaart 5

    Vraag

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 6 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D, G, C positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    G♭ major / E♭ minor

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭.

  6. Kaart 6

    Vraag

    A major / F♯ minor — bass clef

    Antwoord

    A major / F♯ minor

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 3 sharps, left to right on F, C, G positions.

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯.

  7. Kaart 7

    Vraag

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 4 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    A♭ major / F minor

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭.

  8. Kaart 8

    Vraag

    C♯ major / A♯ minor — bass clef

    Antwoord

    C♯ major / A♯ minor

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 7 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D, A, E, B positions.

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯, B♯.

  9. Kaart 9

    Vraag

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 1 flat, left to right on B position.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    F major / D minor

    Visible flats: B♭.

  10. Kaart 10

    Vraag

    B major / G♯ minor — bass clef

    Antwoord

    B major / G♯ minor

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 5 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D, A positions.

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯.

  11. Kaart 11

    Vraag

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 7 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D, G, C, F positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    C♭ major / A♭ minor

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭.

  12. Kaart 12

    Vraag

    D major / B minor — bass clef

    Antwoord

    D major / B minor

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 2 sharps, left to right on F, C positions.

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯.

  13. Kaart 13

    Vraag

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 3 flats, left to right on B, E, A positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    E♭ major / C minor

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭.

  14. Kaart 14

    Vraag

    F♯ major / D♯ minor — bass clef

    Antwoord

    F♯ major / D♯ minor

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 6 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D, A, E positions.

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯.

  15. Kaart 15

    Vraag

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 5 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D, G positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    D♭ major / B♭ minor

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭.

  16. Kaart 16

    Vraag

    C major / A minor — bass clef

    Antwoord

    C major / A minor

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with no sharps or flats.

    Visible accidentals: none.

  17. Kaart 17

    Vraag

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 3 sharps, left to right on F, C, G positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    A major / F♯ minor

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯.

  18. Kaart 18

    Vraag

    G♭ major / E♭ minor — bass clef

    Antwoord

    G♭ major / E♭ minor

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 6 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D, G, C positions.

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭.

  19. Kaart 19

    Vraag

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 7 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D, A, E, B positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    C♯ major / A♯ minor

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯, B♯.

  20. Kaart 20

    Vraag

    B♭ major / G minor — bass clef

    Antwoord

    B♭ major / G minor

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 2 flats, left to right on B, E positions.

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭.

  21. Kaart 21

    Vraag

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 1 sharp, left to right on F position.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    G major / E minor

    Visible sharps: F♯.

  22. Kaart 22

    Vraag

    A♭ major / F minor — bass clef

    Antwoord

    A♭ major / F minor

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 4 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D positions.

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭.

  23. Kaart 23

    Vraag

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 5 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D, A positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    B major / G♯ minor

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯.

  24. Kaart 24

    Vraag

    F major / D minor — bass clef

    Antwoord

    F major / D minor

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 1 flat, left to right on B position.

    Visible flats: B♭.

  25. Kaart 25

    Vraag

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 2 sharps, left to right on F, C positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    D major / B minor

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯.

  26. Kaart 26

    Vraag

    C♭ major / A♭ minor — bass clef

    Antwoord

    C♭ major / A♭ minor

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 7 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D, G, C, F positions.

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭.

  27. Kaart 27

    Vraag

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 6 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D, A, E positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    F♯ major / D♯ minor

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯.

  28. Kaart 28

    Vraag

    E♭ major / C minor — bass clef

    Antwoord

    E♭ major / C minor

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 3 flats, left to right on B, E, A positions.

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭.

  29. Kaart 29

    Vraag

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 4 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    E major / C♯ minor

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯.

  30. Kaart 30

    Vraag

    D♭ major / B♭ minor — bass clef

    Antwoord

    D♭ major / B♭ minor

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 5 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D, G positions.

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭.

  31. Kaart 31

    Vraag

    C major / A minor — treble clef

    Antwoord

    C major / A minor

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with no sharps or flats.

    Visible accidentals: none.

  32. Kaart 32

    Vraag

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 4 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    E major / C♯ minor

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯.

  33. Kaart 33

    Vraag

    B♭ major / G minor — treble clef

    Antwoord

    B♭ major / G minor

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 2 flats, left to right on B, E positions.

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭.

  34. Kaart 34

    Vraag

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 1 sharp, left to right on F position.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    G major / E minor

    Visible sharps: F♯.

  35. Kaart 35

    Vraag

    G♭ major / E♭ minor — treble clef

    Antwoord

    G♭ major / E♭ minor

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 6 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D, G, C positions.

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭.

  36. Kaart 36

    Vraag

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 3 sharps, left to right on F, C, G positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    A major / F♯ minor

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯.

  37. Kaart 37

    Vraag

    A♭ major / F minor — treble clef

    Antwoord

    A♭ major / F minor

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 4 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D positions.

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭.

  38. Kaart 38

    Vraag

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 7 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D, A, E, B positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    C♯ major / A♯ minor

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯, B♯.

  39. Kaart 39

    Vraag

    F major / D minor — treble clef

    Antwoord

    F major / D minor

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 1 flat, left to right on B position.

    Visible flats: B♭.

  40. Kaart 40

    Vraag

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 5 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D, A positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    B major / G♯ minor

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯.

  41. Kaart 41

    Vraag

    C♭ major / A♭ minor — treble clef

    Antwoord

    C♭ major / A♭ minor

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 7 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D, G, C, F positions.

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭.

  42. Kaart 42

    Vraag

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 2 sharps, left to right on F, C positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    D major / B minor

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯.

  43. Kaart 43

    Vraag

    E♭ major / C minor — treble clef

    Antwoord

    E♭ major / C minor

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 3 flats, left to right on B, E, A positions.

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭.

  44. Kaart 44

    Vraag

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 6 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D, A, E positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    F♯ major / D♯ minor

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯.

  45. Kaart 45

    Vraag

    D♭ major / B♭ minor — treble clef

    Antwoord

    D♭ major / B♭ minor

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 5 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D, G positions.

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭.

  46. Kaart 46

    Vraag

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with no sharps or flats.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    C major / A minor

    Visible accidentals: none.

  47. Kaart 47

    Vraag

    A major / F♯ minor — treble clef

    Antwoord

    A major / F♯ minor

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 3 sharps, left to right on F, C, G positions.

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯.

  48. Kaart 48

    Vraag

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 6 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D, G, C positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    G♭ major / E♭ minor

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭.

  49. Kaart 49

    Vraag

    C♯ major / A♯ minor — treble clef

    Antwoord

    C♯ major / A♯ minor

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 7 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D, A, E, B positions.

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯, B♯.

  50. Kaart 50

    Vraag

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 2 flats, left to right on B, E positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    B♭ major / G minor

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭.

  51. Kaart 51

    Vraag

    G major / E minor — treble clef

    Antwoord

    G major / E minor

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 1 sharp, left to right on F position.

    Visible sharps: F♯.

  52. Kaart 52

    Vraag

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 4 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    A♭ major / F minor

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭.

  53. Kaart 53

    Vraag

    B major / G♯ minor — treble clef

    Antwoord

    B major / G♯ minor

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 5 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D, A positions.

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯.

  54. Kaart 54

    Vraag

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 1 flat, left to right on B position.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    F major / D minor

    Visible flats: B♭.

  55. Kaart 55

    Vraag

    D major / B minor — treble clef

    Antwoord

    D major / B minor

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 2 sharps, left to right on F, C positions.

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯.

  56. Kaart 56

    Vraag

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 7 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D, G, C, F positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    C♭ major / A♭ minor

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭.

  57. Kaart 57

    Vraag

    F♯ major / D♯ minor — treble clef

    Antwoord

    F♯ major / D♯ minor

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 6 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D, A, E positions.

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯.

  58. Kaart 58

    Vraag

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 3 flats, left to right on B, E, A positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    E♭ major / C minor

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭.

  59. Kaart 59

    Vraag

    E major / C♯ minor — treble clef

    Antwoord

    E major / C♯ minor

    Treble clef on a five-line staff with 4 sharps, left to right on F, C, G, D positions.

    Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯.

  60. Kaart 60

    Vraag

    Bass clef on a five-line staff with 5 flats, left to right on B, E, A, D, G positions.

    Major key / relative minor?

    Antwoord

    D♭ major / B♭ minor

    Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭.

Abstract five-line music staves with treble and bass clefs, sharps, and flats on a dark blue background.

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Key Signature Flashcards: All 15 Signatures in Treble & Bass Clef

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