Why You Need to Learn Circle of Fifths Right Now

Learn how to use the Circle of Fifths to write chord progressions and melodies - even if you don’t know any music theory.

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In this tutorial, we cover…

00:00 - The Circle of Fifths Explained
03:20 - How to build chords
04:49 - Building chord progressions
08:24 - Changing key
09:01 - Writing melodies
10:42 - 5 essential chord progressions

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[hughman]

I'm German and have watched billions of videos about the circle of fifths in german(by the way in Germany we call it "Quintenzirkel"). And I never really understood him. And then you come in another language and suddenly everything makes sense! I'm really happy right now and will probably be busy with sisters and cousins ​​in the near future 😃! Many many heartfelt thanks. And many kind regards from Germany!❤❤❤

[rc]

This may have been the very best explanation of the structure and use of the circle of fifths I've ever seen. Most videos simply describe how the circle is organized, but do not explain the actual value or use of the circle. The very best teachers not only tell you the "what", but also tell you the "why". Well done, Will!

[ishtay]

Been trying to understand this for years, even got classes for this at audio school. After 5 years of this bs I feel scammed. This guys solved one of my life frustrations in 11mins. Amazing teacher! Subscribed!!

[Azatrix]

The title couldn't be more precise. This has literally unlocked music for me

[ElectricEddieDaus]

Hi Will, What you call Power Notes is also known as the Major Pentatonic Scale.

The 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6th notes of any Major scale, makes the Major Pentatonic.
The 1, b3, 4, 5, & b7 makes the Minor Pentatonic Scale.
Add in the b5 to the Minor Pentatonic Scale above and you have your standard Blues Scale.

Try counting that out on all of the White keys and you'll have 3 new sacles to work from. If you know some scales, the formula can be applied to them as well.

Guitarists are very well known for using Minor Pentatonic Scales, as they can be used over Major & Minor Chord progressions.

Hope that helps a bit and gets some ideas flowing for those who are not Theory heads...LOL...

Thx ElectricEddie

[caseykimes]

The circle of fifths has always been a bit of an enigma to me, but this is the best explanation I have seen to date. Thanks, Will!

[Silentnarcotic]

After 20 years of working with music, this is the best easiest way to understand I feel I have encountered. Thank you!!

[TheCynicalCynic]

Holy shit, man. I started watching this video thinking "This guy and goddamn accent are gonna be another dead end for me in trying to figure this shit out."

At the end of the video, I'm already jamming out and making my own tunes, giggling like a school girl because I just can't believe that it finally clicked.

I'm subscribed and binge watching everything you've made because you're the first person to finally make music theory make sense for me.
Give this hero your time and you will understand everything you've been dying to understand.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

[Villamuumi]

Congrats. You're the first one to explain this so that I can understand it. Thank you very much.

[rossco]

Quite how one can watch so many videos on this subject and still not quite grasp it…and then you do one and all falls into place…nice.

Great content and somehow you’ve managed to achieve what countless others have not.

Cheers!

[caponeZR]

For someone who only plays by ear (feeming guilty to never tried learn notes and such) this is a remarkable start. Thanks you :)

[upplysta]

I've seen a few videos explaining the Circle of Fifths. The way you explain it is actually pretty easy to understand. I knew how many flats or sharps a scale has; I just didn't know how to make those progressions on a piano. Thanks to you, I understand now. Thanks, Will, again for a great video.

[nickheld]

10 minutes. Easily explained. Simplicity. Awesome. Thanks a lot for this!

[-KingOfKhaos]

Yup… this is hands down the PERFECT explanation vid for the Circle of Fifths! It’s amazing to me how many other channels have tried to explain it and always seem to get it wrong along the way… this is perfectly done 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[all_Hallows_]

I came here today in search of a reference video for my students of how the circle of fifths works, and how to use it effectively. This video explains that quite well, and makes it easy to understand. However, on behalf of learning by ear which is just as important, unless something is off with my speakers at home, the C major chord sounds like C# on my end, along with the rest sounding a half step higher as well. Made me question my guitar tuning way too many times, but two different tuners have reassured me. And at the time stamp of 4:44, there's the follow up example of how to find the notes that make up major and minor chords. It threw me for a curve on the E flat minor chord diagram, as it shows a connection from e flat, to F#, to b flat, which are in different key signatures. But only because the enharmonic equivalent of G flat is missing from that diagram in comparison to the one on the left that shows F#/G flat. I know there are many on here that are finding a starting point. I only post this to provide clarity where there may have been any confusion. Otherwise, great stuff. Thank you for the video

[atomiste]

In my opnion, actually showing how to use the circle of fifths rather than blandly explaining the relations between the notes is what makes this video stand out from the rest, very good job!

[TierHarribel]

omg, I never understood what people meant because they never described it in a clear and easy way, English is not my first language so when people said "in relative to" etc I had no idea what they were on about but now I completely understand because you had a clear visual element and explanation for it.

Thank you!

[bradtipsword]

Best explanation for writing with the Circle of Fifths that I have ever seen. Thank you for this!!

[TheHaddonfieldRegistry]

Whoever invented this wheel is a genius. I live for infographics that condense intense amounts of info

[peterberenford]

Cool, I dont understand everything but very helpfull