THE CIRCLE OF FIFTHS - D'Addario

[Pages:1]Circle of Fifths

THE CIRCLE

OF FIFTHS The Circle of Fifths is a graphical

representation of major and

minor kTeHEyCIsRCiLgEnOFaFtIFuTHrSeISsAaGnRAdPHItChALeir REPRESENTATION OF MAJOR AND MINOR KEY

relationSsIGhNAiTpURsEStAoNDeTaHEcIRhREoLAtTIhONeSrH.IPS TO EACH OTHER.

F

MAJOR

C G

B E

A

minor

dae

g

b

c

f

f

c

b/a e/d

g

D A

E

D/C

CCHhOooOsSeEyYoOuUr RclCefLEF

MAJOR C

G

D

A

minor a

e

b

f

G/F

B

MOVING CLOCKWISE AROUND THE CIRCLE, EACH KEY (OR IN THIS CASE, EACH COLOR) IS AN ASCENDING FIFTH FROM THE PREVIOUS KEY. MOVING COUNTER-CLOCKWISE, EACH KEY IS AN ASCENDING FOURTH FROM THE PREVIOUS KEY.

E

B

G /F

D /C

A

E

B

F

c

g

e /d

b /a

f

c

g

d

TREBLE

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BASS

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ORCHESTRAL

WOODWINDS

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