<P> Put another way : for key signatures with sharps , the first sharp is placed on F with subsequent sharps on C , G , D , A , E and B ; for key signatures with flats , the first flat is placed on B with subsequent flats on E , A , D , G , C and F. There are thus 15 conventional key signatures , with up to seven sharps or flats and including the empty signature of C major ( A minor ) . </P>
<P> Put another way : for key signatures with sharps , the first sharp is placed on F with subsequent sharps on C , G , D , A , E and B ; for key signatures with flats , the first flat is placed on B with subsequent flats on E , A , D , G , C and F. There are thus 15 conventional key signatures , with up to seven sharps or flats and including the empty signature of C major ( A minor ) . </P>
the order of sharps in a key signature is
the order of sharps in a key signature is
F with subsequent sharps on C , G , D , A , E and B
F with subsequent sharps on C , G , D , A , E and B