The Circle of Fifths is a visual representation used in Western music theory to show the relationships between the twelve tones of the chromatic scale, their corresponding key signatures, and their relative major and minor keys. Arranged like a clock, the circle begins at the top with C major, which has no sharps or flats. Moving clockwise, each subsequent key is a perfect fifth above the last (G, D, A, etc.), adding one sharp with each step. Moving counterclockwise, each key is a perfect fifth