Keys


Circle of Keys

The complete set of keys. They form a circle effectively from 0 sharps [C] clockwise to 11 sharps [E# = F] or 0 flats [C] anticlockwise to 11 flats [Abb=G]. Conventionally, the two are balanced to 6 sharps and 6 flats. The keys are shown as key/relative minor.

 

 

Flats

 

Sharps

 

 

 

 

 

C/Am

0 flats or sharps

 

 

 

 

 

F/Dm

1 flat

[Bb]

 

G/Em

1 sharp

[F#]

 

 

 

Bb/Gm

2 flats

[Bb,Eb]

 

 

 

D/Bm

2 sharps

[F#, C#]

 

Eb/Cm

3 flats

[Bb,Eb,Ab]

 

 

 

 

 

A/F#m

3 sharps

F#,C#,G#]

 

Ab/Fm

4 flats

[Bb,Eb,Ab,Db]

 

 

 

E/C#m

4 sharps

[F#,C#,G#,D#]

 

 

 

Db/Bbm

5 flats

[Bb,Eb,Ab,Db,Gb]

 

B/Abm

5 sharps

[F#,C#,G#,D#,A#]

 

 

 

 

 

Gb/Ebm

6 flats

[Bb,Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Cb]


F#/Ebm

6 sharps

[F#,C#,G#,D#,A#,E#]