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How is the circle of fifths related to the order of sharps and flats

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The order runs counter clockwise;they progress by fourths
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The order of sharps goes clockwise around the circle of fifths. (For major keys, the last sharp is on the seventh scale degree. The tonic (key note) is one half-step above the last sharp.) For notating flats, the order is reversed: B, E, A, D, G, C, F.

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