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Circle of fifths

A diagram arranging all keys by fifths. Clockwise adds sharps, anticlockwise adds flats, and neighbours share six of seven notes.

CAmGEmDBmAF♯mEC♯mBG♯mG♭E♭mD♭B♭mA♭FmE♭CmB♭GmFDmouter ring = major
inner ring = relative minor
Clockwise adds a sharp at a time, anticlockwise adds a flat at a time

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