To find the answer, count in 5ths, bracketed notes are the answers [C]-d-e-f-[G]-a-b-c-[D]-e-f#-g-[A]-b-c-d-[E], etc...
A, E, B, F#, C#
No sharp corners to poke yourself on.
The Circle of Keys is a diagram of all Major and minor keys signatures. The sharp keys are arranged from the top, moving clockwise. The flat keys are arranged from the top, moving counterclockwise. There are fifteen Major keys: seven sharp keys, seven flat keys, and one key with no sharps or flats. Likewise, there are fifteen relative minor keys. The keys at the bottom of the circle are called enharmonic keys because their tones sound the same but are named and written differently. The Circle of Keys is sometimes called the Circle of Fifths because the keys are arranged an interval of a fifth apart.
That is C-sharp Major, but since the circle of 5ths is a circle, it could go on for infinite, you COULD have C sextuple-sharp major with 42 sharps but it is never necessary to go this far!
E minor
F# and Gb are enharmonics. They share the same pitch, but have different functions in musical notation. Especially attuned musicians may differentiate F# and Gb particularly when they appear as thirds or fifths of chords, but yes, they are enharmonic equivalents.
The last sharp in the circle of fifths is a B#.
D major.
To find the answer, count in 5ths, bracketed notes are the answers [C]-d-e-f-[G]-a-b-c-[D]-e-f#-g-[A]-b-c-d-[E], etc... A, E, B, F#, C#
Take the C Maj scale and sharp everything. C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C# I ii iii IV V vi vii* I
There are three enharmonic scales at the bottom of the circle of fifths, those are D-flat, G-flat and C-flat majors for the flats and B, F-sharp and C-sharp majors for the sharps. The relative minors for these scales are B-flat, E-flat and A-flat minors for the flats and G-sharp, D-sharp and A-sharp minors for the sharps.
Johann Sebastian Bach 'discovered' the chromatic scale, and composed the Circle of Fifths. The Circle of Fifths starts with the key of C, which has no accidentals (flats or sharps). The fifth note of C is G, when means when you play or write these scales, you move from the key of C to the key of G - moving up a perfect fifth; hence, the term 'circle of fifths'. The key of G major has one accidental, the F sharp. The fifth note of the key of G is D, and the key of D major has TWO sharps - so you see, as you move through the circle of fifths each change increases the number of accidentals by one. For instance, the fifth note of D is A, and the key of A major has THREE accidentals. That is pretty much why the key of G major has an accidental, which in the case of that scale, happens to be F sharp.
The answer is 6. If you follow the circle of fifths, starting with C you have C 0 G 1 D 2 A 3 E 4 B 5 F# 6
To find the answer, count in 5ths, bracketed notes are the answers [C]-d-e-f-[G]-a-b-c-[D]-e-f#-g-[A]-b-c-d-[E], etc... A, E, B, F#, C#
no sharp turns.
No sharp corners to poke yourself on.
The Circle of Keys is a diagram of all Major and minor keys signatures. The sharp keys are arranged from the top, moving clockwise. The flat keys are arranged from the top, moving counterclockwise. There are fifteen Major keys: seven sharp keys, seven flat keys, and one key with no sharps or flats. Likewise, there are fifteen relative minor keys. The keys at the bottom of the circle are called enharmonic keys because their tones sound the same but are named and written differently. The Circle of Keys is sometimes called the Circle of Fifths because the keys are arranged an interval of a fifth apart.
That is C-sharp Major, but since the circle of 5ths is a circle, it could go on for infinite, you COULD have C sextuple-sharp major with 42 sharps but it is never necessary to go this far!