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The Circle of Fifths

The circle of fifths as a big, printable wall chart for the classroom — every key, its relative minor, and how far apart any two keys sit.

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What's inside

  • All 12 major keys arranged clockwise by ascending fifths, anticlockwise by ascending fourths
  • Each key's relative minor on an inner ring, sharing the same key signature
  • Sharp and flat counts marked around the outer ring
  • A "how it works" panel on the sharp/flat pattern and the inner/outer ring relationship
  • A "using it while composing" panel: finding key signatures fast, modulating to neighbours, picking relative minors, building progressions
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