Theory tool

Interactive Circle of Fifths

Explore key signatures, correctly spelled major scales, relative minors, neighboring fifths, and diatonic harmony. Audio uses smooth root-position voicings so the theory is easier to hear.

Cmajor

Selected key

C major

No sharps or flats

Scale
C · D · E · F · G · A · B

Relative minor
A minor

Closest neighbors
IV: F major · V: G major

CI · C–E–GDmii · D–F–AEmiii · E–G–BFIV · F–A–CGV · G–B–DAmvi · A–C–EB°vii° · B–D–F