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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- Music theory flashcards
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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.
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Kadi namba 1
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
C major / A minor
Visible accidentals: none.
Kadi namba 2
Swali
E major / C♯ minor — bass clef
Jibu
E major / C♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯.
Kadi namba 3
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
B♭ major / G minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭.
Kadi namba 4
Swali
G major / E minor — bass clef
Jibu
G major / E minor
Visible sharps: F♯.
Kadi namba 5
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
G♭ major / E♭ minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭.
Kadi namba 6
Swali
A major / F♯ minor — bass clef
Jibu
A major / F♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯.
Kadi namba 7
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
A♭ major / F minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭.
Kadi namba 8
Swali
C♯ major / A♯ minor — bass clef
Jibu
C♯ major / A♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯, B♯.
Kadi namba 9
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
F major / D minor
Visible flats: B♭.
Kadi namba 10
Swali
B major / G♯ minor — bass clef
Jibu
B major / G♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯.
Kadi namba 11
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
C♭ major / A♭ minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭.
Kadi namba 12
Swali
D major / B minor — bass clef
Jibu
D major / B minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯.
Kadi namba 13
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
E♭ major / C minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭.
Kadi namba 14
Swali
F♯ major / D♯ minor — bass clef
Jibu
F♯ major / D♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯.
Kadi namba 15
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
D♭ major / B♭ minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭.
Kadi namba 16
Swali
C major / A minor — bass clef
Jibu
C major / A minor
Visible accidentals: none.
Kadi namba 17
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
A major / F♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯.
Kadi namba 18
Swali
G♭ major / E♭ minor — bass clef
Jibu
G♭ major / E♭ minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭.
Kadi namba 19
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
C♯ major / A♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯, B♯.
Kadi namba 20
Swali
B♭ major / G minor — bass clef
Jibu
B♭ major / G minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭.
Kadi namba 21
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
G major / E minor
Visible sharps: F♯.
Kadi namba 22
Swali
A♭ major / F minor — bass clef
Jibu
A♭ major / F minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭.
Kadi namba 23
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
B major / G♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯.
Kadi namba 24
Swali
F major / D minor — bass clef
Jibu
F major / D minor
Visible flats: B♭.
Kadi namba 25
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
D major / B minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯.
Kadi namba 26
Swali
C♭ major / A♭ minor — bass clef
Jibu
C♭ major / A♭ minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭.
Kadi namba 27
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
F♯ major / D♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯.
Kadi namba 28
Swali
E♭ major / C minor — bass clef
Jibu
E♭ major / C minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭.
Kadi namba 29
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
E major / C♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯.
Kadi namba 30
Swali
D♭ major / B♭ minor — bass clef
Jibu
D♭ major / B♭ minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭.
Kadi namba 31
Swali
C major / A minor — treble clef
Jibu
C major / A minor
Visible accidentals: none.
Kadi namba 32
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
E major / C♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯.
Kadi namba 33
Swali
B♭ major / G minor — treble clef
Jibu
B♭ major / G minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭.
Kadi namba 34
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
G major / E minor
Visible sharps: F♯.
Kadi namba 35
Swali
G♭ major / E♭ minor — treble clef
Jibu
G♭ major / E♭ minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭.
Kadi namba 36
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
A major / F♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯.
Kadi namba 37
Swali
A♭ major / F minor — treble clef
Jibu
A♭ major / F minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭.
Kadi namba 38
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
C♯ major / A♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯, B♯.
Kadi namba 39
Swali
F major / D minor — treble clef
Jibu
F major / D minor
Visible flats: B♭.
Kadi namba 40
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
B major / G♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯.
Kadi namba 41
Swali
C♭ major / A♭ minor — treble clef
Jibu
C♭ major / A♭ minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭.
Kadi namba 42
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
D major / B minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯.
Kadi namba 43
Swali
E♭ major / C minor — treble clef
Jibu
E♭ major / C minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭.
Kadi namba 44
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
F♯ major / D♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯.
Kadi namba 45
Swali
D♭ major / B♭ minor — treble clef
Jibu
D♭ major / B♭ minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭.
Kadi namba 46
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
C major / A minor
Visible accidentals: none.
Kadi namba 47
Swali
A major / F♯ minor — treble clef
Jibu
A major / F♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯.
Kadi namba 48
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
G♭ major / E♭ minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭.
Kadi namba 49
Swali
C♯ major / A♯ minor — treble clef
Jibu
C♯ major / A♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯, B♯.
Kadi namba 50
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
B♭ major / G minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭.
Kadi namba 51
Swali
G major / E minor — treble clef
Jibu
G major / E minor
Visible sharps: F♯.
Kadi namba 52
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
A♭ major / F minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭.
Kadi namba 53
Swali
B major / G♯ minor — treble clef
Jibu
B major / G♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯.
Kadi namba 54
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
F major / D minor
Visible flats: B♭.
Kadi namba 55
Swali
D major / B minor — treble clef
Jibu
D major / B minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯.
Kadi namba 56
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
C♭ major / A♭ minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭.
Kadi namba 57
Swali
F♯ major / D♯ minor — treble clef
Jibu
F♯ major / D♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯.
Kadi namba 58
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
E♭ major / C minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭.
Kadi namba 59
Swali
E major / C♯ minor — treble clef
Jibu
E major / C♯ minor
Visible sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯.
Kadi namba 60
Swali
Major key / relative minor?
Jibu
D♭ major / B♭ minor
Visible flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭.
kadi 60
Key Signature Flashcards: All 15 Signatures in Treble & Bass Clef
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