Chromatic circle

![The circle of fifths drawn within the chromatic circle as a star dodecagon[1]](/uploads/202501/04/Pitch_class_space_star.svg3915.png)
The chromatic circle is a geometrical space that shows relationships among the 12 equal-tempered pitch classes making up the familiar chromatic scale on a circle. If one starts on any equal-tempered pitch and repeatedly ascends by the musical interval of a semitone, one will eventually land on a pitch with the same pitch class as the initial one, passing through all the other equal-tempered chromatic pitch classes in between.