The Circle of Fifths is a common music theory tool used to show the relationship of all the tones of the chromatic scale. The Circle of Fifths starts at the top with the Key of C. C is the natural scale meaning it has no sharp or flat notes in its scale. Moving clockwise the next Key is G which is the fifth of C (C D E F G). Each key after C adds a sharp as the Circle of Fifths continues. The key of G has one sharp note, the next fifth, D, has two sharp notes, and so on (shown by the black #, or sharp symbols next to each key).
Reading the Circle of Fifths counterclockwise is for the keys that contain flat notes, the key of F having one flat note in its scale, Bb having two flat notes and so on (shown by the black b, or flat symbols next to each key).
Circle of Fifths Chart
The Major Keys with Sharp Notes
The Notes of the C Major Scale
| C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
A |
B |
C |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
The C Major Scale has no sharp or flat notes in its scale. A scale contains all the notes needed to make chords for that key. The 8th note is the octave note of the scale
The Notes of the G Major Scale
| G |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F# |
G |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
The Notes of the D Major Scale
| D |
E |
F# |
G |
A |
B |
C# |
D |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
The Notes of the A Major Scale
| A |
B |
C# |
D |
E |
F# |
G# |
A |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
The Notes of the E Major Scale
| E |
F# |
G# |
A |
B |
C# |
D# |
E |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
The Notes of the B Major Scale
| B |
C# |
D# |
E |
F# |
G# |
A# |
B |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
The Notes of the F# Major Scale
| F# |
G# |
A# |
B |
C# |
D# |
E# |
F# |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
The Notes of the C# Major Scale
| C# |
D# |
F |
F# |
G# |
A# |
C |
C# |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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The Circle of Fifths is a common music theory tool used to show the relationship of all the tones of the chromatic scale. The Circle of Fifths starts at the top with the Key of C. C is the natural scale meaning it has no sharp or flat notes in its scale. Moving clockwise the next Key is G which is the fifth of C (C D E F G). Each key after C adds a sharp as the Circle of Fifths continues. The key of G has one sharp note, the next fifth, D, has two sharp notes, and so on (shown by the black #, or sharp symbols next to each key).
Reading the Circle of Fifths counterclockwise is for the keys that contain flat notes, the key of F having one flat note in its scale, Bb having two flat notes and so on (shown by the black b, or flat symbols next to each key).
Circle of Fifths Chart
The Major Keys with Sharp Notes
The Notes of the C Major Scale
The C Major Scale has no sharp or flat notes in its scale. A scale contains all the notes needed to make chords for that key. The 8th note is the octave note of the scale
The Notes of the G Major Scale
The Notes of the D Major Scale
The Notes of the A Major Scale
The Notes of the E Major Scale
The Notes of the B Major Scale
The Notes of the F# Major Scale
The Notes of the C# Major Scale
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