What key are these notes in?

[blarvis]

I can't seem to find these notes in any key signatures.  D E F C#

What key is this?

What am I doing wrong? 


Thank you
New piano boy

[gregh]

I can't seem to find these notes in any key signatures.  D E F C#

What key is this?

What am I doing wrong? 


Thank you
New piano boy

Is that supposed to be a C#, or a G#? If C#, it could be harmonic minor D. But sometimes non-scale notes are included, so, without more context, it's hard to say.

[blarvis]

Is that supposed to be a C#, or a G#? If C#, it could be harmonic minor D. But sometimes non-scale notes are included, so, without more context, it's hard to say.

The melody is 4 quarter notes; D then E then F then C#.  The melody doesnt have to be these notes but it does have to be the ratio of these notes because this is the melody I want for the song.  I just can't find any key that fits it.

[nystul]

The melody is 4 quarter notes; D then E then F then C#.  The melody doesnt have to be these notes but it does have to be the ratio of these notes because this is the melody I want for the song.  I just can't find any key that fits it.

It's D minor.  The C# is an accidental, but it is the "leading tone" in D minor.

Key signatures are always written with sharps or flats occurring in the same order.  F# comes before C#, so you can never have a key signature with C# but not F#.

[onwan]

It is probably in d minor (harmonic).
T=d minor (D,F, A)
S=g minor (G, Bb, D)
D=A major/minor (A, C/C#, E)

[blarvis]

It's D minor.  The C# is an accidental, but it is the "leading tone" in D minor.

Key signatures are always written with sharps or flats occurring in the same order.  F# comes before C#, so you can never have a key signature with C# but not F#.

Thanks so much.  Trying to learn all this stuff about key signatures.

So, are there any rules as to when and how much you can use accidentals?  I would imagine if you used too many than it would destroy the original key you were in in the first place.

[gregh]

Thanks so much.  Trying to learn all this stuff about key signatures.

So, are there any rules as to when and how much you can use accidentals?  I would imagine if you used too many than it would destroy the original key you were in in the first place.

In the key signature they always come in the same order, like blarvis said. So, for instance, natural A minor has the same key signature as C major, and harmonic A minor has a G sharp. But you would put that sharp on the notes, not in the key signature. That's just the way it's done.

If you're just doing funny things with your chords or chromatics you could have any number of accidentals that aren't directly related to the key you're in. Use as many as you need.