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The "Circle of Fifths" Diagram: (For Major / Relative Minor Key Signatures)

The Circle of Fifths diagram shows the 15 major and relative minor key signatures arranged in a circle. It indicates how many sharps or flats are in each key, with sharps increasing clockwise and flats counterclockwise. The diagram is useful for musicians to learn or determine the key of a piece of music based on its key signature.

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The "Circle of Fifths" Diagram: (For Major / Relative Minor Key Signatures)

The Circle of Fifths diagram shows the 15 major and relative minor key signatures arranged in a circle. It indicates how many sharps or flats are in each key, with sharps increasing clockwise and flats counterclockwise. The diagram is useful for musicians to learn or determine the key of a piece of music based on its key signature.

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The “Circle of Fifths” Diagram

(for Major / Relative minor Key Signatures)


The Circle of Fifths is a diagram that can help musicians learn (or find) the
Key of a piece of music. The numbers indicate how many Sharps or Flats
are in the keys. The Sharps go “clockwise” and the Flats will go “counter-
clockwise.” There are 15 Key signatures – with three being “Enharmonic”
(keys that are named differently, but sound the same).
Examples:
* G Major / E minor both have one sharp. * A Major / F# minor both have 3 sharps.
* F Major / D minor both have 1 flat. * A Major / F minor both have 4 flats.

Flats go this way… Sharps go this way…


C Major
(A minor)
F Major
(D minor) 0
G Major
(E minor) #
1 1

B Major D Major
(G minor) (B minor)
2 2

E Major A Major
(C minor) 3 3 (F# minor)

A Major E Major
(F minor) 4 4 (C# minor)

D Major (B minor) 5 5 B Major (G# minor)


C# Major (A# minor) 7 6 7 C Major (A minor)
F# Major (D# minor)
G Major (E minor)

Enharmonic Keys: B Major will sound the same as C Major, F# Major will sound the same as
G Major, and D Major will sound the same as C# Major. Different names, but same notes.
The diagram is called the “Circle of Fifths” because as you go clockwise the next note
is a “Fifth” away (G is a 5th away from C, D is a 5th away from G, and so on).

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