App Store · iPad & iPhone

Rachel's
Circle of
Fifths

The tool every musician needs, and almost nobody explains properly

Rotate the circle. Tap a key. Hear exactly what the theory sounds like. Scales, chords, staff notation, and a playable piano keyboard. All in one place.

Rachel's Circle of Fifths on iPad and iPhone

What's inside

Everything the theory needs. Nothing it doesn't.

The Circle

Rotate through all twelve keys. Each position shows the key signature, the relative minor, and all the notes laid out with no clutter.

Scales

See the full scale on a piano keyboard with every note labelled. The scale plays automatically so you hear the character of the key straight away.

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Chord Charts

Every diatonic chord shown in staff notation with its name and Roman numeral. Tap any chord to hear it played.

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Staff Notation

Clean staff notation throughout, with the correct key signature including all sharps or flats. Reinforce what you're reading with what you're hearing.

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Piano Keyboard

An interactive keyboard lets you play individual notes, the full scale, or any chord. Notes highlight as they play so you can follow along visually.

Seven Modes

All seven modes, Ionian through Locrian, across all twelve keys. Each mode has its own colour so switching between them is instant.

See it in action

Circle of Fifths wheel, Ionian
The Circle · Ionian
Welcome screen
Welcome
Circle of Fifths, Ionian zoomed
The Circle · keys
Bb Ionian detail screen
Bb Ionian · chords
B Aeolian detail screen
B Aeolian · scale
G# Locrian
G# Locrian

"Twelve keys in a circle, each a perfect fifth from its neighbour. From Bach to the Beatles, composers have used this instinctively for centuries."

Designed for iPad & iPhone

Works equally well on both. The layout adapts cleanly to either screen, designed to be picked up for thirty seconds or thirty minutes, whether you're checking a chord at the piano or working through a key from scratch.

iPad mini iPad Pro iPhone iOS 16+