A key signature fits a major key and its relative minor. Find which one a melody is in from a raised 7th and from the note it ends on.
A raised 7th points to the minor
Three flats fit E flat major or C minor. A raised 7th of the minor key (here B natural) and an ending on its key note point to the minor key: C minor.
Quick check
A melody has four sharps, some B sharps, and ends on C sharp. Which key is it in?
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