Guitar/Scale Manual

Circle Of Fifths thumb|300px|Circle of Fifths The Circle of Fifths is a memory aid for learning all the keys. Here are some fundamental observations: Clockwise direction shows all the sharp keys Anti-clockwise shows all the flat keys Both directions start at the key of C major which is 12 o’clock C major is the only key that has no sharps or flats Clockwise ends with the key of C sharp Anti-clockwise ends with the key of C flat C, C flat and C sharp use the same notation letters Each successive "hour" clockwise adds a sharp Each successive "hour" anti-clockwise adds a flat The name "circle of fifths" refers to the interval between the root note of each successive scale in the clockwise direction. Anti-clockwise the root note of each scale forms the interval of a fourth with the root note of the following scale. One Octave Major Scales Clockwise thumb|none|800x142px|C major one octave thumb|none|800x142px|G major one octave thumb|none|800x142px|D major one octave thumb|none|800x142px|A major one octave thumb|none|800x142px|E major one octave thumb|none|800x142px|B major one octave thumb|none|800x142px|F sharp major one octave thumb|none|800x142px|C sharp major one octave One Octave Major Scales Anti-Clockwise thumb|left|800x142px|C major one octave thumb|left|800x142px|F major one octave thumb|left|800x142px|B flat major one octave thumb|left|800x142px|E flat major one octave thumb|left|800x142px|A flat major one octave thumb|left|800x142px|D flat major one octave thumb|left|800x142px|G flat major one octave thumb|left|800x142px|C flat major one octave