Songs that use the Circle of Fifths progression

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  @DavidBennettPiano · 4 years ago (edited) · pinned

  If you&apos;re thinking right now, &quot;Isn&apos;t Am to Dm a perfect fourth, not a perfect fifth?&quot;... well, I&apos;ve made an extra addendum video to explain just that: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PknOTF84_WQ">https://youtu.be/PknOTF84_WQ</a> 🎼😀

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• RE

  @reddraws · 4 years ago

  playing all the chords in the circle of fifths feels like creating a dramatic climax that can never end

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• CS

  @CSGATI · 4 years ago

  Musicians never die they just decompose.

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• 罪の

  @罪のアリス · 3 years ago

  The circle of 5ths is something I use a lot as a DJ. <br>Knowing what key your tracks are in helps greatly when blending melodies.

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• MA

  @maloosecat123 · 2 years ago

  That change from F to Bdim always has a powerful pull on me in music!

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• TO

  @toddism · 4 years ago

  I took guitar and banjo lessons for over a decade and nobody ever explained it like this. I also took music theory for 1 quarter in high school and HATED it. You have a gift.

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• SW

  @sweethands4328 · 4 years ago

  As a guitarist that has played by ear quite well for over two decades. I would like to say, I have learned more theory from your videos in the last few months than I have since playing. I know most of what you cover, but I have never been able to put a name on what I was intuitively doing by ear. I have watched other videos but you put things in the most digestible way. If the student has not learned, then the teacher has not taught anything. Thank you and keep up the great work. You are doing great!

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• JN

  @jnathan7171 · 4 years ago

  I have to say it because it’s incredible, the circle of fifth works exactly like a chromatic circle, the way colors fit together in a painting or any visual artwork. Like three colors next to each others are going to look good because they have a color in common (like orange contains both red and yellow so those three colors fit well), and two colors at the opposite of this circle create a contrast that makes them look good as well when together.

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• JW

  @jwhit98 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Dave Brubeck’s “In Your Own Sweet Way” takes the circle of fifths all the way from A to B, omitting just the final E that leads back to A. &nbsp;They’re all 7th chords: A7-D7-G7-C7-F7-Bb7-Eb7-Ab7-Db7-Gb7-B7. And it’s not an exercise. It’s a beautiful song.

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• LI

  @Lily-Bravo · 3 years ago

  I&apos;ve been dipping in and out of music theory for nearly 60 years and thought lockdown would give me a chance to focus on &quot;getting&quot; it. &nbsp;Well that failed, but today, your video has made the penny drop. &nbsp;Your clear presentation, and use of particular favourite songs has really helped move me on. &nbsp;Thank you so much.

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• SC

  @scorpionleader1967 · 4 years ago

  Never any resolution for the endless circle of fifths song. Maddening to listen to.

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• ST

  @Stoney3K · 4 years ago

  Also note that the diminished fifth is <b>exactly</b> 180 degrees opposite the chord it came from -- much like the complimentary colour on a colour wheel. That&apos;s why it doesn&apos;t sound dissonant, but instead provides a moment of tension which can then naturally resolve through the momentum along the rest of the circle.

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