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das Dur (-)  major (key, music)
das Moll (-)  minor (key, music)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonate C-Dur op. 2/3, Sonate G-Moll op. 49/1
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in C major, Opus 2, No. 3; Sonata in G minor, Opus 49, No. 1

Sharps (#): (das) Ais/ais (A sharp), cis (C sharp), dis (D sharp), fis (F sharp), gis (G sharp)
Flats (b): (das) Des/des (D flat), es (E flat), ges (G flat), as (A flat), b (B flat)

Related: die Durtonleiter major (tone) scale, die Molltonleiter minor (tone) scale, das Gis-Dur G sharp major, das Gis-Moll G sharp minor, das A-Dur A major, das A-Moll A minor

WEB > Notennamen (musical notes/keyboard in German)

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