The Circle of FifthsEvery key signature in order, sharps one way and flats the other.MusicClockwise adds a sharp and moves up a fifth. Anticlockwise adds a flat andmoves down a fifth.KeySignatureRelative minorCA minorG1 sharp (F♯)E minorD2 sharpsB minorA3 sharpsF♯ minorE4 sharpsC♯ minorB5 sharpsG♯ minorF1 flat (B♭)D minorB♭2 flatsG minorE♭3 flatsC minorA♭4 flatsF minorThe relative minor is always three semitones below the major andshares its signature exactly.The Circle of Fifthslearnposters.com
The Circle of Fifths — printable music wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the The Circle of Fifths poster

A 10-row table: Key · Signature · Relative minor.

Clockwise adds a sharp and moves up a fifth. Anticlockwise adds a flat and moves down a fifth.

The relative minor is always three semitones below the major and shares its signature exactly.

Questions about the The Circle of Fifths poster

What’s on the The Circle of Fifths poster?
A 10-row table: Key · Signature · Relative minor. Clockwise adds a sharp and moves up a fifth. Anticlockwise adds a flat and moves down a fifth. C — — — A minor; G — 1 sharp (F♯) — E minor; D — 2 sharps — B minor; A — 3 sharps — F♯ minor; E — 4 sharps — C♯ minor; B — 5 sharps — G♯ minor; F — 1 flat (B♭) — D minor; B♭ — 2 flats — G minor; E♭ — 3 flats — C minor; A♭ — 4 flats — F minor. The relative minor is always three semitones below the major and shares its signature exactly.
Who is the The Circle of Fifths poster for?
The Circle of Fifths belongs to the Music section rather than to a school year, because music is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning theory can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the The Circle of Fifths poster?
Find your key, then look either side — those are the two chords that will sound right next. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Circle of Fifths belongs on the wall where that music work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The Circle of Fifths?
Relative & Parallel Keys, Borrowed Chords and Cadences sit alongside The Circle of Fifths in the Music section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Relative & Parallel KeysBorrowed ChordsCadences
Is the The Circle of Fifths poster free to download and print?
Yes. The Circle of Fifths downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Music section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The Circle of Fifths poster print at?
The Circle of Fifths is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Circle of Fifths loses nothing.Printing guide

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