Difference between revisions of "Circle of Fifths"

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Table with fifths from C to Cb and C# w/ full major scales

	Cb	Gb	Db	Ab	Eb	Bb	F	C	G	D	A	E	B	F#	C#
	7 b's	6 b's	5 b's	4 b's	3 b's	2 b's	1 b's	0 b/#'s	1 #'s	2 #'s	3 #'s	4 #'s	5 #'s	6 #'s	7 #'s
Unison	Cb	Gb	Db	Ab	Eb	Bb	F	C	G	D	A	E	B	F#	C#
2nd	Db	Ab	Eb	Bb	F	C	G	D	A	E	B	F#	C#	G#	D#
3rd	Eb	Bb	F	C	G	D	A	E	B	F#	C#	G#	D#	A#	E#
4th	Fb	Cb	Gb	Db	Ab	Eb	Bb	F	C	G	D	A	E	B	F#
5th	Gb	Db	Ab	Eb	Bb	F	C	G	D	A	E	B	F#	C#	G#
6th	Ab	Eb	Bb	F	C	G	D	A	E	B	F#	C#	G#	D#	A#
7th	Bb	F	C	G	D	A	E	B	F#	C#	G#	D#	A#	E#	B#
Oct	Cb	Gb	Db	Ab	Eb	Bb	F	C	G	D	A	E	B	F#	C#

Notice the 4ths and 7ths - this is where the notes flatten/sharpen when shifting keys up/down a fifth (or down/up a fourth).

Fifths and equivalents

All columns are equivalent pitches. Each cell is a perfect fifth above the cell to its left.

Dbb	Abb	Ebb	Bbb	Fb	Cb	Gb	Db	Ab	Eb	Bb	F	C
C	G	D	A	E	B	F#	C#	G#	D#	A#	E#	B#
B#	F##	C##	G##	D##	A##	E##	B##	F###	C###	G###	D###	A###

Rules and Guidelines

The 1.____ scale a perfect fifth 2.____ the current scale contains the same notes but the 3.___ in the current scale is 4.____ to become the 5.____ of the new scale.

1	2	3	4	5
major	above	P4	sharped	M7
minor	above	M6	sharped	M2
major	below	M7	flattened	P4
minor	below	M2	flattened	m6

Equivalent Pitches for Scales Below/Above by Interval

Modulating from any major scale to a new major scale ___ interval above/below the original key has ___ same pitches and #/b per note:

Which means the most harmonic key changes are:

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 Which means the most harmonic key changes are:
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-!- Common Notes !! Diatonic Keys !! Non-Diatonic Keys
+|- !Common Notes !! Diatonic Keys !! Non-Diatonic Keys
 |- 6 || P4, P5 ||
 |- 5 ||
 |- 4 ||