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+// CircleOfFifths — the Knowledge Center's live key map (task D-61).
+//
+// A read-only SVG circle of fifths for a jamming musician, not a textbook
+// poster:
+//
+// · Outer ring: the 12 major keys, C at 12 o'clock, fifths clockwise.
+// Each wedge carries its key-signature glyph (♮ / n♯ / n♭).
+// · Inner ring: the relative minors, aligned with their majors.
+// · LIVE: the detected/locked key (keyInfo = App's effectiveKey, flowing
+// through KnowledgeDock → ExploreSection) lights its wedge in accent; its
+// fifths neighbours (subdominant, dominant) and its relative get a soft
+// accent tier — the "safe keys to wander to" story with zero interaction.
+// Modal keys pick their ring by the mode's third (dorian/phrygian → the
+// minor ring), derived from theory.js SCALES — never re-derived here.
+// · The highlighted key's diatonic chords (theory.js getChordsInKey) are
+// listed beside the circle inline — no hover, no click required.
+// · OPTIONAL tap: any wedge previews that key's diatonics in the side panel
+// (dashed outline marks the previewed wedge; the live highlight never
+// moves). Tapping NEVER changes app key state — this surface is read-only.
+// · No key detected → neutral circle with honest microcopy.
+//
+// Purely presentational: props in ({ keyInfo, onChordClick }), nothing out.
+// Keyboard: every wedge is a focusable button (Enter/Space previews); focus
+// draws an explicit accent-soft stroke (SVG-safe — no reliance on box-shadow).
+//
+// Design tokens (tailwind.config.js) — literal here because SVG paint
+// attributes can't read Tailwind classes (MiniPiano/Fretboard precedent):
+// accent #a855f7, surface #0f0f0f, panel #1a1a1a, border #2a2a2a. No new
+// colours: #c084fc is MiniPiano's established soft accent; greys are the
+// Tailwind gray-300/400 already used across the app's SVGs.
+
+import { useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { NOTES, SCALES, getChordsInKey, toRomanNumeral } from '../lib/theory'
+import { parseChord } from '../lib/voicings'
+
+// ─── Token literals (SVG paint attrs; see header) ─────────────────────────────
+const ACCENT = '#a855f7' // bg-accent — the live key wedge
+const ACCENT_SOFT = '#c084fc' // MiniPiano's soft accent — neighbour-tier text
+const SURFACE = '#0f0f0f' // bg-surface — wedge gaps + text on accent (AA 4.84:1)
+const PANEL = '#1a1a1a' // bg-panel — idle wedge fill
+const BORDER = '#2a2a2a' // border-border — centre hub stroke
+const TEXT_MAIN = '#d1d5db' // gray-300 — idle key names (11.4:1 on panel)
+const TEXT_DIM = '#9ca3af' // gray-400 — signature glyphs, microcopy (6.4:1)
+
+// ─── The circle, index 0 = 12 o'clock, fifths clockwise ───────────────────────
+// Display spelling is the conventional poster mix (flats on the flat side);
+// all LOGIC runs on pitch classes so detection's sharp spellings match fine.
+const MAJOR_LABELS = ['C','G','D','A','E','B','F♯','D♭','A♭','E♭','B♭','F']
+const MINOR_LABELS = ['Am','Em','Bm','F♯m','C♯m','G♯m','E♭m','B♭m','Fm','Cm','Gm','Dm']
+const SIG_GLYPHS = ['♮','1♯','2♯','3♯','4♯','5♯','6♯','5♭','4♭','3♭','2♭','1♭']
+
+const majorPcAt = (i) => (i * 7) % 12 // wedge index → major tonic pc
+const minorPcAt = (i) => (i * 7 + 9) % 12 // wedge index → relative minor pc
+const majorIdxOf = (pc) => (pc * 7) % 12 // 7·7 ≡ 1 (mod 12): self-inverse
+const minorIdxOf = (pc) => majorIdxOf((pc + 3) % 12)
+
+const sigWords = (i) =>
+ i === 0 ? 'no sharps or flats' : i <= 6 ? `${i} sharp${i > 1 ? 's' : ''}` : `${12 - i} flat${12 - i > 1 ? 's' : ''}`
+
+// The MODE's parent major: the unique major scale whose pc-set equals the
+// mode's pc-set — ITS signature is the mode's true signature (A dorian =
+// G major's notes = 1♯, not A major's 3♯, and not the tonic wedge's glyph).
+// Uniqueness proof: the diatonic pc-set has no transpositional symmetry, so
+// its 12 transpositions are 12 DISTINCT 7-note sets — a given 7-note set can
+// therefore equal AT MOST one of them. Every key-dropdown mode (major, minor,
+// dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian) is by definition a rotation of the
+// diatonic set, so for all 6 modes × 12 roots exactly one parent major exists
+// (existence: rotating the mode back to its parent). Non-heptatonic scales
+// (pentatonics, blues) match none — we return null and the hub omits the
+// signature line rather than guessing.
+function parentMajorPc(tonicPc, scale) {
+ const pcs = new Set(scale.map((s) => (tonicPc + s) % 12))
+ if (pcs.size !== 7) return null
+ const hits = []
+ for (let p = 0; p < 12; p++) {
+ if (SCALES.major.every((s) => pcs.has((p + s) % 12))) hits.push(p)
+ }
+ return hits.length === 1 ? hits[0] : null
+}
+
+// ─── Geometry (viewBox 0 0 300 300, centre 150) ───────────────────────────────
+const CX = 150, CY = 150
+const R_OUT = 142, R_MID = 96, R_IN = 58, R_HUB = 54
+
+function pt(r, deg) {
+ const t = (deg * Math.PI) / 180 // 0° = 12 o'clock, clockwise
+ return `${(CX + r * Math.sin(t)).toFixed(2)},${(CY - r * Math.cos(t)).toFixed(2)}`
+}
+
+function wedgePath(i, r0, r1) {
+ const a0 = i * 30 - 15, a1 = i * 30 + 15
+ return `M ${pt(r1, a0)} A ${r1},${r1} 0 0 1 ${pt(r1, a1)} L ${pt(r0, a1)} A ${r0},${r0} 0 0 0 ${pt(r0, a0)} Z`
+}
+
+function labelXY(i, r) {
+ const t = (i * 30 * Math.PI) / 180
+ return { x: CX + r * Math.sin(t), y: CY - r * Math.cos(t) }
+}
+
+// ─── Diatonic chord chips (inline — the core, zero-click payload) ─────────────
+function ChordChips({ root, mode, onChordClick }) {
+ const chords = getChordsInKey(root, mode)
+ if (!chords.length) return null
+ return (
+
+ {chords.map((c) => {
+ const rn = toRomanNumeral(c, root, mode)
+ const inner = (
+ <>
+ {c}
+ {rn && rn !== '?' && (
+ {rn}
+ )}
+ >
+ )
+ return onChordClick ? (
+ onChordClick(c)}
+ title={`Open ${c} voicings`}
+ className="flex flex-col items-center px-2.5 py-1 rounded-lg border text-xs font-bold bg-panel border-border text-gray-300 transition-all outline-none hover:border-accent/50 hover:text-accent focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-accent"
+ >
+ {inner}
+
+ ) : (
+
+ {inner}
+
+ )
+ })}
+
+ )
+}
+
+// ─── The component ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+export default function CircleOfFifths({ keyInfo, onChordClick }) {
+ const [preview, setPreview] = useState(null) // { ring, idx } | null — local only
+ const [hot, setHot] = useState(null) // 'ring-idx' hovered/focused wedge
+
+ // Live key → ring + wedge index. Ring by the MODE'S THIRD (SCALES, theory.js):
+ // minor/dorian/phrygian sit on the minor ring at their tonic — A minor (or
+ // A dorian) lights the inner "Am" wedge, NOT outer C.
+ const live = useMemo(() => {
+ if (!keyInfo?.root) return null
+ const pc = parseChord(keyInfo.root)?.rootPc
+ if (pc == null) return null
+ const mode = keyInfo.mode ?? 'major'
+ const scale = SCALES[mode] ?? SCALES.major
+ // Minor third AND no major third — a bare scale[2] === 3 check would
+ // misfile the hexatonic blues scale [0,3,5,6,7,10] (carries both colours)
+ // if it ever reached the key dropdown.
+ const minorish = scale.includes(3) && !scale.includes(4)
+ const parentPc = parentMajorPc(pc, scale)
+ return {
+ pc, mode,
+ ring: minorish ? 'minor' : 'major',
+ idx: minorish ? minorIdxOf(pc) : majorIdxOf(pc),
+ // circle position of the mode's PARENT MAJOR → the true signature glyph
+ sigIdx: parentPc == null ? null : majorIdxOf(parentPc),
+ }
+ }, [keyInfo])
+
+ // Tier per wedge: 2 = the live key (accent), 1 = its safe neighbours
+ // (subdominant · dominant on the same ring, relative on the other), 0 = idle.
+ function tierOf(ring, idx) {
+ if (!live) return 0
+ if (live.ring === ring) {
+ if (idx === live.idx) return 2
+ if (idx === (live.idx + 1) % 12 || idx === (live.idx + 11) % 12) return 1
+ return 0
+ }
+ return idx === live.idx ? 1 : 0
+ }
+
+ const isLiveWedge = (ring, idx) => live && live.ring === ring && live.idx === idx
+
+ function tapWedge(ring, idx) {
+ if (isLiveWedge(ring, idx)) { setPreview(null); return } // tapping home = back to live
+ setPreview((p) => (p && p.ring === ring && p.idx === idx ? null : { ring, idx }))
+ }
+
+ // Build both rings' wedges; paint order = idle → neighbours → live → preview
+ // → hot, so highlight strokes always win the shared edges.
+ const wedges = []
+ for (const ring of ['major', 'minor']) {
+ const outer = ring === 'major'
+ for (let idx = 0; idx < 12; idx++) {
+ const tier = tierOf(ring, idx)
+ const previewed = preview && preview.ring === ring && preview.idx === idx
+ const id = `${ring}-${idx}`
+ const name = outer ? MAJOR_LABELS[idx] : MINOR_LABELS[idx]
+ const aria = outer
+ ? `${name} major, ${sigWords(idx)}${tier === 2 ? ' — the live key' : ''}. Preview its chords.`
+ : `${MINOR_LABELS[idx].replace(/m$/, '')} minor, relative of ${MAJOR_LABELS[idx]} major${tier === 2 ? ' — the live key' : ''}. Preview its chords.`
+ wedges.push({
+ ring, idx, id, tier, previewed, outer, aria,
+ z: hot === id ? 5 : previewed ? 4 : tier + 1,
+ })
+ }
+ }
+ wedges.sort((a, b) => a.z - b.z)
+
+ // Side panel: the previewed key wins the panel; the LIVE view stays complete
+ // without any tap (live highlight + its chords render by default).
+ // Preview title is spelled SHARP-side from NOTES, matching its chips:
+ // getChordsInKey emits the app-wide sharp spelling (theory.js noteName), and
+ // those names flow into onChordClick → ChordDetailModal, so re-spelling the
+ // chips flat would add a divergent naming layer in front of the modal. One
+ // spelling authority (NOTES) for title + chips + modal; the WEDGE keeps its
+ // poster label (E♭) for at-a-glance reading.
+ let shown = null
+ if (preview) {
+ const root = NOTES[preview.ring === 'major' ? majorPcAt(preview.idx) : minorPcAt(preview.idx)]
+ const mode = preview.ring === 'major' ? 'major' : 'minor'
+ shown = { root, mode, title: `${root} ${mode}`, isPreview: true }
+ } else if (live) {
+ shown = { root: keyInfo.root, mode: live.mode, title: `${keyInfo.root} ${live.mode}`, isPreview: false }
+ }
+
+ // Neighbour names for the live key (the tier-1 wedges, spelled out).
+ const neighbours = live && {
+ sub: (live.ring === 'major' ? MAJOR_LABELS : MINOR_LABELS)[(live.idx + 11) % 12],
+ dom: (live.ring === 'major' ? MAJOR_LABELS : MINOR_LABELS)[(live.idx + 1) % 12],
+ rel: (live.ring === 'major' ? MINOR_LABELS : MAJOR_LABELS)[live.idx],
+ relWord: live.ring === 'major' ? 'relative minor' : 'relative major',
+ }
+
+ return (
+
+ {/* ── The circle ── */}
+
+ {/* wedges (paint-ordered) */}
+ {wedges.map((w) => {
+ const [r0, r1] = w.outer ? [R_MID, R_OUT] : [R_IN, R_MID]
+ const stroke = hot === w.id ? ACCENT_SOFT : w.previewed ? ACCENT : SURFACE
+ return (
+ tapWedge(w.ring, w.idx)}
+ onKeyDown={(e) => {
+ if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') { e.preventDefault(); tapWedge(w.ring, w.idx) }
+ }}
+ onPointerEnter={() => setHot(w.id)}
+ onPointerLeave={() => setHot((h) => (h === w.id ? null : h))}
+ onFocus={() => setHot(w.id)}
+ onBlur={() => setHot((h) => (h === w.id ? null : h))}
+ />
+ )
+ })}
+
+ {/* labels (own layer, never swallow clicks) */}
+ {Array.from({ length: 12 }, (_, i) => {
+ const tMaj = tierOf('major', i), tMin = tierOf('minor', i)
+ const name = labelXY(i, 123)
+ const glyph = labelXY(i, 106)
+ const minor = labelXY(i, 77)
+ return (
+
+
+ {MAJOR_LABELS[i]}
+
+
+ {SIG_GLYPHS[i]}
+
+
+ {MINOR_LABELS[i]}
+
+
+ )
+ })}
+
+ {/* centre hub — always the LIVE state (the glance anchor) */}
+
+ {live ? (
+
+
+ {keyInfo.root} {live.mode}
+
+ {/* The MODE's signature (parent major), not the wedge's — A dorian
+ reads "1♯ · G major's notes", matching the F♯ in its chips. */}
+ {live.sigIdx != null && (
+
+ {SIG_GLYPHS[live.sigIdx]} · {live.mode === 'major'
+ ? sigWords(live.sigIdx)
+ : `${MAJOR_LABELS[live.sigIdx]} major's notes`}
+
+ )}
+
+ LIVE
+
+
+ ) : (
+
+
+ No key yet
+
+
+ play a few chords —
+
+
+ the circle lights up
+
+
+ )}
+
+
+ {/* ── Beside the circle: the highlighted key's diatonics, inline ── */}
+
+
+ Circle of fifths
+
+
+ {shown ? (
+ <>
+
+ {shown.title}
+ {shown.isPreview ? (
+ <>
+
+ preview
+
+ setPreview(null)}
+ className="text-[11px] text-accent underline underline-offset-2 outline-none hover:text-white focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-accent rounded"
+ >
+ back to live
+
+ >
+ ) : (
+
+ live
+
+ )}
+
+
+
+
+ {!shown.isPreview && neighbours && (
+
+ Safe keys to wander to:{' '}
+ {neighbours.sub} (subdominant) ·{' '}
+ {neighbours.dom} (dominant) ·{' '}
+ {neighbours.rel} ({neighbours.relWord})
+
+ )}
+ >
+ ) : (
+
+ When a key is detected (or locked), its wedge lights up here with the chords that
+ live in it. Tap any wedge to peek at another key meanwhile.
+
+ )}
+
+
+ Keys next to each other on the circle share six of their seven notes, so sliding one
+ step — clockwise to the dominant, counter-clockwise to the subdominant — barely moves
+ the ground under the band. The inner ring is each key's relative minor: the same
+ notes with a darker home base. The further apart two keys sit, the bolder the jump sounds.
+
+
+
+ )
+}
diff --git a/src/components/ExplorePanel.jsx b/src/components/ExplorePanel.jsx
index 3a2196d..6b9ce98 100644
--- a/src/components/ExplorePanel.jsx
+++ b/src/components/ExplorePanel.jsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
import ChordBox from './ChordBox'
+import CircleOfFifths from './CircleOfFifths'
import MiniPiano from './MiniPiano'
import VoicingBrowser from './VoicingBrowser'
import kb from '../data/kb/index.js'
@@ -346,6 +347,11 @@ export function ExploreSection({ keyInfo, levels, onToggleLevel, onChordClick })
+ {/* Circle of fifths — live key map with inline diatonics (task D-61).
+ keyInfo here IS App's effectiveKey (App → KnowledgeDock → this section);
+ the circle is read-only — tapping wedges never touches key state. */}
+
+
Chords shown in {NOTES[keyRootPc]} {keyMode}{keyInfo?.root ? '' : ' (no key detected yet)'} · tap any chord for voicings