A factual (and facinating) look at the Circle of 5ths.

[Wiggy]

The CO 5ths has been as deep as I've gone into understanding "theory." It has never let me down, especially when transposing to my voice's key(s).

To divide it up a bit, mark about 5:50 and 11:20 as separate sections.

<edit> Perhaps this video has been discussed sometime in the past, but here it is again.

 

[greenfrog]

I love the example at the end of how you lose the resolution getting back to your original key if you try to go all the way around the circle —I always wondered what that would sound like!!

Also, a very well-done video - I like that it includes examples of songs that go both directions around the circle, and gives the visual of where on the circle something is while giving the sound at the same time.

 

[Mike $]

I thought this was going to be a drinking game.

 

[ploverwing]

I thought this was going to be a drinking game.

Oooh... we could turn it into one...

 

[Knows Picker]

I don't like drinking games, they slow me down.

 

[greenfrog]

I don't like drinking games, they slow me down.

I love your username!!!

And it depends on the drinking game. “Once for every time it circles back to the starting chord” shouldn’t slow you down too much with the right song…

 

[Ukecaster]

This is all I know about it

 

[greenfrog]

This is all I know about it

There’s only 8 in that picture - need to add 4 more!

 

[Ukecaster]

There’s only 8 in that picture - need to add 4 more!

Yeah, but they're all fifths 😁

 

[Wiggy]

Here is another of his explanations of the CO5s. This time it's about key signatures (why they are written the way they are) and how modes are created.