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Circle of fifths
Dozenal clock

The 12 sets of keys (i.e. pairs of relative scales) in the circle of fifths

There are two pairs of white keys on the keyboard: 3/4 (usually B/C) and 8/9 (usually E/F)
An important characteristic of a scale is which key from each pair is in it:
The ♭ scales on the left (1♭-5♭) contain the tones 4 and 9 (C and F), i. e. the right tone from each pair.
The ♯ scales on the right (1♯-5♯) contain the tones 3 and 8 (B and E), i.e. the left tone from each pair.
The scales with 0 and 6 accidentals in the middle are the only ones that contain both 3 and 9 (B/F for 0 accidentals, B/E♯ for 6♯, C♭/F for 6♭).
See also: Music theory blue red; scales fingering

The inner ring shows the re of each scale as a dozenal number.
Those on a circle are in the position the number has on a clock. Those on hexagons are in the opposite position.

Octave circle with re on top
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scales on keyboard
scales in stacked fifths

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