Chord transposition wheel/circle of fifths.

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Am
4th 5th
C Dm

F
Em
C-E-G

4th
0
5th G
C
F-A-C
G-B-D

Bb
Gm
F 1b

G 1B
Bm

D
Am
Dm Em

Bb
Bb-D-F

2b Gm Bm D D-FB-A
2B

Cm FBm

Eb Eb
Eb-G-Bb
Cm FBm
A A A-CB-E
3b 3B
Fm CBm

Fm Ab GBm E CBm

Ab
Ab-C-Eb
4b
Db FB/Gb B
Bbm DBm/
b Ebmbm
D m/E
4B
E
E-GB-B
Bbm
GBm
Db B B
5b
DBm 6B/6b Ebm
5B

F Gb
Db-F-Ab

FB-AB-CB
or
Gb-Bb-Db
B-DB-FB

Instructions:
Print these pages on card stock.
On one page, cut out the larger wheel out from one page (the one with the table on the reverse, if you
printed it). On the second page, cut the second largest wheel (the line between the keys). For better
durability, laminate both pages before cutting. Punch a hole in the centre, insert a round head paper
fastener and use!
Green are major triads, blue are natural minors, purple numbers are the number of sharps (clockwise from
C) or flats (counterclockwise) in the key signature.
Page three is a smaller version of the same wheel, with both parts on one page.
 Am
4th 5th
C Dm

F
Em
C-E-G

4th
0
5th G
C
F-A-C
G-B-D

Bb
Gm
F 1b

G 1B
Bm

D
Am
Dm Em

Bb
Bb-D-F

2b Gm Bm D D-FB-A
2B

Cm FBm

Eb Eb
Eb-G-Bb
Cm FBm
A A A-CB-E
3b 3B
Fm CBm

Fm Ab GBm E CBm

Ab
Ab-C-Eb
4b
Db FB/Gb B
Bbm DBm/
b Ebmbm
D m/E
4B
E
E-GB-B
Bbm
GBm
Db B B
5b
DBm 6B/6b Ebm
5B

F Gb
Db-F-Ab

FB-AB-CB
or
Gb-Bb-Db
B-DB-FB
 Am
4th 5th
Dm C
F
C-E-G Em

4th
0
5th G
F C
F-A-C
G-B-D
1b 1B

Bb
Gm
G Bm

D
Am
Dm Em
Bb-D-F
2b Bb Gm Bm D D-FB-A
2B
Instructions:
Print this page on card stock.
Cut out the larger wheel out from the
Cm FBm wheel on the left. Cut the second
Eb Eb
Eb-G-Bb
Cm FBm
A A A-CB-E
largest wheel from the one below. For
better durability, laminate both wheels
3b 3B
Fm CBm before cutting. Cut, and trim.
Fm Ab GBm E CBm
Punch a hole in the centre, insert a
Ab
Ab-C-Eb
4b
Db FB/Gb B
Bbm DBm/
Dbm/E
Ebmbm
4B E
E-GB-B
round head paper fastener and use!
Keys shown in green are major triads,
keys in blue are natural minors.
Bbm
GBm
Db B 5b 5B

F Gb B
DBm 6B/6b Ebm
Db-F-Ab
or B-DB-FB
FB-AB-CB Gb-Bb-Db

4th Am
5th
C Dm

F
Em

4th
C-E-G
G
C
F-A-C 5th
G-B-D

Bb
Gm
F G Bm

D
Am
Dm Em

Bb
Bb-D-F

Gm Bm D D-FB-A

Cm FBm

Eb Eb
Eb-G-Bb
Cm FBm
A A A-CB-E

Fm CBm

Fm Ab GBm E CBm

Ab
Ab-C-Eb
Bbm

Db FB/Gb B
DBm/
Dbm/E
Ebmbm
E
E-GB-B
Bbm
GBm
Db B
F Gb B
DBm Ebm
Db-F-Ab
or B-DB-FB
FB-AB-CB Gb-Bb-Db