I’ve sometimes struggled to find the right notes or chords to fit my feelings in the right order… trying to keep track of scale degrees, notes and chord progressions can really slow down my creative flow.

Over time, I’ve tried various graphics and charts to visualize musical intervals, but nothing I found on the internet really met my needs as a songwriter… so I lovingly crafted my own visual aid.

Using the chorded scales and all seven modes for twelve keys, I ordered them by fifths and tried to make them easy to reference visually. Major and Minor keys are highlighted and so are all the V chords. I’ve gone through several revisions and am dubbing the result The Rectangle of Fifths, because the Circle of Fifths needed some expansion for my own use as a musician. 

It’s also very helpful for transposing not only into other keys, but also other modes! 

I hope this chart can be a help to other musicians! I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback.

Here is the rectangle in pdf format

And here is the jpg:

Setting up to play during teardown! The Essentials were amazing!