Figure 2.

19
Circle of Fifths
C
F
&
G

#
&b &
Bb
##
bb
D

& &
a
d e
g b
b ##
Eb &bb c f# & # A
#
bb ab c
eb
f
a# g#
b ##
& b bb d#
& ##
b b
Ab & b b bb & b bbbbb E

#### ## & bbbbbb ##

& # & # ##
## #
Db
& # ##
Cb
C#
Gb
B
F#

Parallel Relationship A major and a minor scale that begin on the same tonic note are said to be in parallel rela-
tionship. Figure 2.20 shows the major scales and their parallel minors.

Figure 2.20

b
C major C minor

& w w w w w & b b w w w w w Nw Nw w
w w w

# w w w b w Nw aw w
G major G minor

w w w w &b w w w w
& w

##
D major D minor

& w w w w w w &b w w w w w Nw aw w
w w

38 PART A The Fundamentals of Music

3711_ben01877_Ch02pp27-54.indd 38 4/10/08 3:56:26 PM