The Circle of Fifths

INTRODUCTION

12 major scales and their relative minors; a total of 24 scales exist in music.
Each pitch can either be major or minor, thus there are 12 pitches in total, but 24 scales.

'b' here is the symbol for flat.

MAJOR SCALES WITH SHARPS + RELATIVE MINORS

There are 6 major scales with sharps:

C major - A minor

G major - E minor

D major - B minor

A major - F# minor

E major - C# minor

B major - G# minor

F# major - d# minor

The fifth note of any major scale is the next scale in the circle of fifths.

The sixth note of any major scale is the relative minor of that scale.

KEY SIGNATURE OF SCALES WITH SHARPS

Key signature is the number of sharps or flats that are present in a scale.

C major/A minor - 0

G major/E minor - 1

D major/B minor - 2

A major/F# minor - 3

E major/C# minor - 4

B major/G# minor - 5

F# major/D# minor - 6

MAJOR SCALES WITH FLATS + RELATIVE MINORS

There are 6 major scales with flats:

C major - A minor

F major - D minor

Bb major - G minor

Eb major - C minor

Ab major - F minor

Db major - Bb minor

Gb major - Eb minor

KEY SIGNATURE OF SCALES WITH FLATS There are 6 major scales with flats:

C major / A minor - 0

F major / D minor - 1

Bb major / G minor - 2

Eb major / C minor - 3

Ab major / F minor - 4

Db major / Bb minor - 5

Gb major / Eb minor - 6