Circle of Fifths
Every key arranged by its key signature. Click a key to see its signature, scale and relatives.
- Sharp keys
- Flat keys
- Relative key
Keyboard: Tab to a ring, arrow keys to move around it.
C major
Relative minor: A minor
Key signature
No sharps or flats
Scale
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- A
- B
How to read the circle
- Clockwise, each key is a fifth higher and adds one sharp (or removes a flat).
- Counter-clockwise, each key is a fifth lower and adds one flat.
- Each outer major key shares its key signature with the minor key directly inside it: its relative minor.
- Neighbouring keys differ by one accidental, which makes them the most natural keys to modulate to.