Keys in the circle of fifths that have the same tonic pitch are parallel keys. Slice are relative keys (examples: G major and E minor, E-flat major and C minor). Relative if they share the same collection of pitches, the major and minor keys that are aligned in each In the circle of fifthsĪbove, the keys are aligned in slices according to their key signatures. We learned about the concept of relative and parallel relationships in the section on scales, and these relationships apply equally to keys. That each scale degree is enharmonically equivalent. If we look at each note in the D-flat and C-sharp major scales, we can see Just as the pitch D-flat is the same as C-sharp, so are the sets of For example, the key of D-flat has 5 flatsĪnd the key of C-sharp has 7 sharps. Same set of pitches can be indicated with either sharps or flats. Keys and scales as it is for individual pitches. The principle of enharmonic equivalence is the same for The keys at the bottom of the circle of fifths have two names because they are enharmonicĮquivalents. That is, when something is described simply as being in the key of C, that is understood to mean Important to note that when discussing keys, if major or minor is not stated explicitly, the major key isĪssumed. Of fifths, the major keys are listed on the outer circle, and the minor keys are on the inner circle. Scale), there are 12 major and 12 minor keys possible in the western system. Just as there are 12 discrete pitches in the western system (and thus, in the chromatic Should be noted that flats and sharps are always added in a specific order. Which has no sharps or flats, and go up a perfect 5th, we get G, and the key of G has one sharp.
The name of the key) changes by a perfect 5th each time you add or remove an accidental: it goes up a 5th each time you add a sharp or remove aįlat, and it goes down a fifth each time you add a flat or remove a sharp. The name "circle of fifths" comes from the fact that the tonic pitch of a key (which is the same as It shows all 12 major keys and 12 minor keys possible in the western The circle of fifths (click and/or zoom to view larger)
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