Circle of Fifths
Circle of Fifths
THE CIRCLE
OF FIFTHS
The Circle of Fifths is a graphical
representation of major and MAJOR
minor key signatures and their
C
THE CIRCLE OF FIFTHS IS A GRAPHICAL
REPRESENTATION OF MAJOR AND MINOR KEY
relationships to
SIGNATURES ANDeach other.
THEIR RELATIONSHIPS
F G
TO EACH OTHER.
B minor
a D
d e
g b
E c f A
f c
b/a g
e/d
A E
MOVING CLOCKWISE AROUND
D/C B
THE CIRCLE, EACH KEY (OR
IN THIS CASE, EACH COLOR)
IS AN ASCENDING FIFTH FROM
THE PREVIOUS KEY. MOVING
G/F
COUNTER-CLOCKWISE, EACH
KEY IS AN ASCENDING FOURTH
minor a e b f c g e /d b /a f c g d
TREBLE
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THE BASICS
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