CYCLE OF FIFTHS SCALES
with left and right handed keyboard fingering
Left hand : 1 = thumb
Right hand : 1 = thumb
12 O’clock
C MAJOR / A MINOR
no # or b
C MAJOR
C D E F G A B
L : 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
A MINOR
A B C D E F G
L : 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
1 O’clock
G MAJOR / E MINOR
1 # = F#
G MAJOR
G A B C D E F#
L : 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
E MINOR
E F# G A B C D
L : 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
2 O’clock
D MAJOR / B MINOR
2# = F# C#
D MAJOR
D E F# G A B C#
L : 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
B MINOR
B C# D E F# G A
L : 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
3 O’clock
A MAJOR / F# MINOR
3# = C# F# G#
A MAJOR
A B C# D E F# G#
L : 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
F# MINOR
F# G# A B C# D E
L : 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4
R : 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3
4 O’clock
E MAJOR / C# MINOR
4# = F# G# C# D#
E MAJOR
E F# G# A B C# D#
L : 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
C# MINOR
C# D# E F# G# A B
L : 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3
R : 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3
5 O’clock
B MAJOR / G# MINOR
5# = C# D# F# G# A#
B MAJOR
B C# D# E F# G# A#
L : 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
G# MINOR
G# A# B C# D# E F#
L : 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3
R : 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3
6 O’clock
F# MAJOR / D# MINOR
6# = F# G# A# C# D# [E#]
F# MAJOR
F# G# A# B C# D# [E#]
L : 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4
R : 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2
D# MINOR
D# [E#] F# G# A# B C#
L : 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2
R : 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
7 O’clock
C# MAJOR / A# MINOR
7 # = C# D# [E#] F# G# A# [B#]
C# MAJOR
C# D# [E#] F# G# A# [B#]
L : 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3
R : 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2
A# MINOR
A# [B#] C# D# [E#] F# G#
L : 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2
R : 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
12 O’Clock
C MAJOR / A MINOR
no # or b
C MAJOR
C D E F G A B
L : 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
A MINOR
A B C D E F G
L : 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
11 O’clock
F MAJOR / D MINOR
1b = Bb
F MAJOR
F G A Bb C D E
L : 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1
D MINOR
D E F G A Bb C
L : 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
10 O’clock
Bb MAJOR / G MINOR
2 b = Bb Eb
Bb MAJOR
Bb C D Eb F G A
L : 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3
R : 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
G MINOR
G A Bb C D Eb F
L : 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
9 O’clock
Eb MAJOR / C MINOR
3 b = Eb Ab Bb
Eb MAJOR
Eb F G Ab Bb C D
L : 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3
R : 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
C MINOR
C D Eb F G Ab Bb
L : 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
8 O’clock
Ab MAJOR / F MINOR
4 b = Ab Bb Db Eb
Ab MAJOR
Ab Bb C Db Eb F G
L : 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3
R : 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3
F MINOR
F G Ab Bb C Db Eb
L : 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1
7 O 'clock
Db MAJOR / Bb MINOR
5 b = Db Eb Gb Ab Bb
Db MAJOR
Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C
L : 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3
R : 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2
Bb MINOR
Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab
L : 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2
R : 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
6 O’clock
Gb MAJOR / Eb MINOR
6 b = Gb Ab Bb [Cb] Db Eb
Gb MAJOR
Gb Ab Bb [Cb] Db Eb F
L : 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4
R : 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2
Eb MINOR
Eb F Gb Ab Bb [Cb] Db
L : 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2
R : 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
5 O’clock
Cb MAJOR / Ab MINOR
7 b = [Cb] Db Eb [Fb] Gb Ab Bb
Cb MAJOR
[Cb] Db Eb [Fb] Gb Ab Bb
L : 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1
R : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1
Ab MINOR
Ab Bb [Cb] Db Eb [Fb] Gb
L : 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3
R : 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3