The number of sharps in a key signature increases, as we move through what is known as ‘the cycle of 5ths'. Count up five notes from the note C, and you get to G - G major contains 1 sharp.

F major has one flat, Bb has two, and so on, through Eb, Ab, Db, Gb and Cb. Want all the hottest music and gear news, reviews, deals, features and more, direct to your inbox? Sign up here. Much like ...

This is known as the relative minor. So G major, for example has a key signature of one sharp, but this is also the key signature for E minor. To find this, just count down three semitones (count ...

F major has one flat, Bb has two, and so on, through Eb, Ab, Db, Gb and Cb. Much like guitarists with sharp key signatures, ...