Circle of Fifths: Everything You Need to Know
The ultimate guide to this incredible tool for understanding music theory. Major and minor scales and keys, chords, chord progressions, transposition, intervals. It's all here. Note: This is a lot of info! But the circle isn’t the beginning of learning this stuff, it’s the intersection of a bunch of topics. Check this playlist out for any topic you need to brush up on. I’ve already covered basically every topic referenced in this video. Good luck! • Music Theory videos ----- Support my channel and receive special perks by joining! / @bradharrison ----- NoisyClan has this amazing tool called "The Decoder" which can be really helpful to understand the circle and make it less intimidating. Check it out here: https://collabs.shop/4qrwrr (This is an affiliate link, but I legit believe in this product. If you find the circle to be a bit confusing and can't always remember the rules of how chords and keys work, the Decoder is definitely worth considering.) --- The circle of fifths is a unique pattern of the 12 pitches in western classical music theory which is commonly paired with information about key signatures but also gives many insights into harmony, intervals, transposition, and chord structure. ----- 0:00 - Introduction 0:56 - How It's Built 2:16 - Major and Minor Key Signatures 3:59 - Harmony 6:32 - Intervals and Transposition 8:12 - Chord Structure 10:44 - Conclusion ----- Check out my other videos here: Key Signatures - • Key Signatures - Everything You Need To Kn... Major Scales - • Major scales: Everything you need to know ... Minor Scales - • Minor Scales - Everything You Need To Know... Intervals Part I - • Intervals: Part I - Half of Everything You... Intervals Part II - • Intervals: Part II - The Other Half of Eve... Concert Pitch and Transposing Instruments - • What is concert pitch, and why and how do ... How to Play 3000% Faster - • Play 3000% Faster in Just 10 Minutes of Pr... 3000% Faster Playalong Video - • How To Play 3000% Faster - Play along Note Naming - • Note Naming: Everything You Need to Know i... Dynamics - • Dynamics: Everything You Need To Know in 7... Modes - • Musical Modes: Everything You Need To Know... Parallel Scales - • Modifying the Major Scale to Make New Scales http://www.bradharrison.ca / bradharrison
