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Blank circle of fifths worksheet
A blank circle of fifths to print and fill in: major keys, relative minors and key signatures, two levels and an answer circle. Free A4 and Letter PDF.
Two practice circles, one page each, and the completed circle.
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Circle of fifths — Level 1
Major keys given
Name Date
The major keys are written in. Fill in the relative minor key and the number of sharps or flats for every key.
Outer ring: major keyMiddle ring: relative minor keyInner ring: sharps (♯) or flats (♭)
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Circle of fifths — Level 2
Only C is given
Name Date
Start at the top with C major and go clockwise, up a fifth each time. Fill in every major key, its relative minor and its key signature. At the bottom one slot holds two names for the same key.
Outer ring: major keyMiddle ring: relative minor keyInner ring: sharps (♯) or flats (♭)
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Circle of fifths — answers
Levels 1 and 2
Outer ring: major keyMiddle ring: relative minor keyInner ring: sharps (♯) or flats (♭)
Order of sharps: F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯ E♯ B♯
Order of flats: B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ C♭ F♭
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How to use it#
Start at the top and go clockwise: each step is a perfect fifth up, and each key has one more sharp than the key before it, or one fewer flat. Past the bottom the keys have flats, and each step adds one.
Use level 1 when you are learning the pattern, and level 2 when you want to see if you can rebuild the whole circle from C. The completed circle is on the answer page, so print it separately and keep it for marking.
The circle is the same as the one on the circle of fifths chart, and the answers there are computed the same way as the ones here.
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Sources: Wikipedia: Circle of fifths.