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CYCLE OF FIFTHS

Order of Sharps #
F - C - G - D - A - E - B
Order of Flats b
B - E - A - D - G - C - F

Diatonic Scales
Exclusivly belonging to a specific key!

Major and Relative Narural Minor SCALES
MAJOR MINOR # or b Number # or b
CDEFGABC ABCDEFGA 0 None
GABCDEF#G EF#GABCDE

1#
F#
DEF#GABC#D BC#DEF#GAB

2#
F#C#
ABC#DEF#G#A F#G#ABC#DEF#

3#
F#C#G#
EF#G#ABC#D#E C#D#EF#G#ABC#

4#
F#C#G#D#
BC#D#EF#G#A#B G#A#BC#D#EF#G#

5#
F#C#G#D#A#
F#G#A#BC#D#E#F#  D#E#F#G#A#BC#D#

 6#
F#C#G#D#A#E#
C#D#E#F#G#A#B#C# A#B#C#D#E#F#G#A#

7#
F#C#G#D#A#E#B#
       
FGABbCDEF DEFGABbCD

 1b
 Bb
BbCDEbFGABb GABbCDEbFG

 2b
BbEb
EbFGAbBbCDEb CDEbFGAbBbC

 3b
BbEbAb
AbBbCDbEbFGA FGAbBbCDbEbF

 4b
 BbEbAbDb
DbEbFGbAbBbCDb BbCDbEbFGbAbBb

 5b
 BbEbAbDbGb
GbAbBbCbDbEbFGb EbFGbAbBbCbDbEb

 6b
 BbEbAbDbGbCb
CbDbEbFbGbAbBbCb AbBbCbDbEbFbGbAb

7b
 BbEbAbDbGbCbFb

Harmonic Minor
Raise the 7th in the Nat. Minor 1/2 Step

Melodic Minor
Raise the 6th and 7th ascending. Play Natural Minor Descending.

Pentatonic Scales
Major - Use 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th notes of Major Scale.
Minor - Use 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th notes of Nat. Minor Scale.

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