This, my friends, is where things really get good. And that’s because all 12 keys in music are exactly the same. So once you’ve learned the interval patterns for one key (like we did in the key of C), you already know how they work in all the others. You see, any note can be the tonic (note 1) … and all the colors will still highlight the same patterns of “b2,” “2,” “b3,” “3,” and so on. In fact, the connection is so perfect it’s almost scary….

To see what I mean, let’s look at the each interval in the key of G … that is, where G is the tonic (note 1). You might think we’re just repeating ourselves. And the truth is—we are. Because we’re just going through the same patterns of tritones, major-thirds, minor-sixths, etc. Only now, the tonic (note 1) is a circle instead of a square. Here’s a bird’s-eye view of these same six basic patterns … now surrounding the G note:

We already know how the notes of the G major scale are labeled—with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 … 5, 6, 7, 8:

And by now, we can easily see that notes 1 and 8 are the same. Like a pair of bookends, they span an octave … with all the other notes spaced in between.

Just like before, this tonic (note 1)—and its octave—act as the home base for the key … with all the other notes spaced at specific intervals in between. And as we’ve already seen, it’s easy to break each interval down using the squares and circles of the chromatic scale.

Honestly, it blows my mind that Color Music highlights all of these same patterns. And what’s even better is it doesn’t stop there. This same connection between color and music applies to all 12 keys. So starting on any tonic (note 1), the colors will highlight these same relationships between notes.

Now, it could get boring … but try playing through each of these same intervals in all 12 keys. If you say the name of each interval as you play it, your musical skills will skyrocket. After all, these are the notes we use to play every scale, melody, chord, and progression in music. And with all this target practice, we’re almost ready to start making some real music.