circle of fifths
The circle of fifths is a tool to represent the relationships between the major and minor keys. Its inversion is called circle of fourths.
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How to use the circle of fifths
Videos
Visualisierung des Quintenzirkels
Visualisierung des Quartenzirkels
Peter Luongo: Circle of 5ths made easy(ier) (2018)
Diatonic tones
Colour | Scale |
---|---|
steel blue | pentatonic |
light blue | heptatonic (chromatic) |
Gender of the chords
Colour | Major scale | Minor scale |
---|---|---|
green | major | minor |
orange | minor | major |
yellow | minor | diminished |
red | diminished | minor |