The Circle of Fifths for SONGWRITING

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  • čas přidán 4. 12. 2022
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    The circle of fifths is more useful than most people know. It's more than just a dusty, old diagram of key signatures. It's actually a powerful tool for songwriting that allows you to create chord progressions in any key and mode.
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Komentáře • 206

  • @lawrencetaylor4101
    @lawrencetaylor4101 Před rokem +96

    One of the clearest explanations of modes in the Circle of Fifths. As a beginner, I really appreciate this.
    There are several channels that try to explain things but they expect a higher understanding of music theory or technical ability. That is a real art. Merci beaucoup.

  • @agatasoda
    @agatasoda Před rokem +103

    If this was taught to me this back when I start learning music I might have become the professional musician my guitar teacher imagined me being.

  • @tres913
    @tres913 Před rokem +45

    Your graphics are absolutely killer! They demonstrate everything you say and leave nothing to the imagination. Just brilliant.

  • @ranmanfl5597
    @ranmanfl5597 Před měsícem +2

    MG this is pure genius, the greatest instructional music video on CZcams. this could be a TED Talk. you have deciphered the code that leads to pure joy. many thousand thanks

  • @davidmorris3175
    @davidmorris3175 Před rokem +14

    instant sub! I actually had my jaw drop in real life when I saw the animations. That made more sense than it has since day one. THIS is how you explain theory.

  • @DrChaad
    @DrChaad Před rokem +21

    Thank you for the intensive graphics and well-placed audio samples to accompany your clear and succinct narration.

  • @Gares.
    @Gares. Před 6 měsíci +7

    This might be the best Circle of Fifths tutorial video yet! Incredibly helpful with the visualization it presents.

  • @AnthonyCarrier
    @AnthonyCarrier Před 5 měsíci +2

    The circle of 5ths is the periodic table of elements to the informed or seeking musician in music...!

  • @bonwana2275
    @bonwana2275 Před 8 měsíci

    The best description I have seen!! Awesome. Thankyou 🎉

  • @ericknudten7272
    @ericknudten7272 Před 4 měsíci

    This is pure gold. Thank you!

  • @billhasty5197
    @billhasty5197 Před rokem +3

    Very well done. Loved it.

  • @Bruingebak
    @Bruingebak Před rokem

    You're a brilliant and gifted music teacher. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

  • @clementcomes1516
    @clementcomes1516 Před rokem +4

    Great lesson as always.
    You definitly deserve a fast growing channel! Thank you.

  • @jameslabs1
    @jameslabs1 Před 5 měsíci

    Very Helpful, and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thanks

  • @elom44
    @elom44 Před 6 měsíci

    This all made perfect sense - thank you!

  • @theshirehighlander7292
    @theshirehighlander7292 Před 3 měsíci

    Thanks for taking time to explain everything there is to know about this.

  • @GaryBook
    @GaryBook Před rokem +2

    You do great work. Thank you.

  • @user-qj4vg9gq5m
    @user-qj4vg9gq5m Před rokem

    This is a great and useful video! Keep uploading!

  • @edwardlambert7445
    @edwardlambert7445 Před rokem +4

    Of all the videos i've watch re: chord progressions/music theory this is by far the best. Thanks for posting

  • @charlesarmstrong5292
    @charlesarmstrong5292 Před 5 měsíci

    An excellent explanation. So well put together. Thank you!!

  • @youtubetactical4482
    @youtubetactical4482 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Best video has done more to unlock the guitar for me than anything I've read or watched in the last 2 decades . Thank you Mike.

  • @professorRumi
    @professorRumi Před 6 měsíci

    Excellent and so useful . It puts everything in perspective.

  • @Mild.Heroes
    @Mild.Heroes Před 2 měsíci

    Great video, thanks so much man!

  • @ozboomer_au
    @ozboomer_au Před rokem +1

    I've loved the Circle of Fifths for decades.. and your videos have been more than helpful in helping me to (re-)discover the uses for it.
    I'm glad you explained why you used the A Major chord in the Aeolian mode version of the 'Pachelbel' progression. as I *did* expect the A Minor there.
    ...but looking at the modes through 'the circle' is something I hadn't thought about for building progressions. Most helpful. Fanx! for posting :)

  • @girliedog
    @girliedog Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you for this extremely well done review, it's just what I need to learn.

  • @VicSarjoo
    @VicSarjoo Před rokem +1

    This is the most lucid and brilliant explanation of the formerly enigmatic COF. Most videos spit jargon. This is actual understanding. With clear graphics. You ROCK! Yakmala!

  • @leonardotorquato1891
    @leonardotorquato1891 Před 5 měsíci

    hello mike, never heard of your YT channel before. this must be the 20th video i watch to try and understand the circle of fifths, im not even halfway through and its making incredible sense to me for the first time on how it works. im subscribing rn, great work my bro!

  • @NousSpeak
    @NousSpeak Před 2 měsíci

    This is the clearest explanation I've ever encountered of this! Thank you so much!

  • @gunnarsteinngunnarsson4521

    This is one of the better explanations of the circle of 5ths that I have seen. Thanks for this

  • @JoakimForysund
    @JoakimForysund Před 5 měsíci

    This has got to be the best of the best explanations I have seen. Thanks!

  • @jonathancook7152
    @jonathancook7152 Před 10 měsíci

    This is the clearest explanation I have ever found on circle of 5ths. Amazing graphics too. Merci buckets!

  • @michaelromanelli3437
    @michaelromanelli3437 Před 5 měsíci

    Well done Mike, Took classical lessons as a kid and never delved big into the theory of the circle of fifths, just understood it as the trip up through the sharps and down through the flats. This tutorial makes it so easy to understand their relationships for song writing, or be able to listen to any song and recognizing the different modes or progressions used. Very cool.

  • @user-dz9ds2mn6b
    @user-dz9ds2mn6b Před 7 měsíci

    LOVE YOUUUUUU

  • @alexanderauld7046
    @alexanderauld7046 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I remember when my piano teacher tried to teach me this, and I’d ask why, and she’d always say “cause all musicians have to” and then I got burnt out just trying to memorize everything. Not really learning how to apply it or how everything connects. Now I feel like I’ve graduated a PHD in physics

  • @Gisele11
    @Gisele11 Před 4 měsíci

    this is really good thank you!

  • @Luislazarosolana
    @Luislazarosolana Před rokem

    So easy to understand that seems unreal. Great job. Thanks!

  • @nicholasmurray398
    @nicholasmurray398 Před měsícem

    Excellent video, brother, thank you.

  • @enb00025
    @enb00025 Před rokem

    Great work mate. Thanks for this.

  • @Zayskibop
    @Zayskibop Před rokem

    This is beautifully crafted, such a great way to focus on music from the beginning and not waste time. This is years of confusion, wrapped into a 15 minute all you ever need..

  • @tonycameron5596
    @tonycameron5596 Před 4 měsíci

    A really fabulous explanation of the circle of 5ths, and modes, Mike. Thanks a ton.

  • @curtpiazza1688
    @curtpiazza1688 Před rokem +5

    Great lesson...love the "palette" analogy! Love the Pachelbel Progression..I m practicing it in all keys on the piano..If Pachelbel only knew how famous he became! He died in 1706...the year Benj. Franklin was born!

  • @LunarExGames
    @LunarExGames Před měsícem

    Exactly what I was looking for. You rock

  • @raydanielz9408
    @raydanielz9408 Před rokem

    Mike, you are a BEAST😃. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE AWESOME VIDEOS. You give us a whole new world 🌍🎉🙏

  • @denniswolff6978
    @denniswolff6978 Před 11 měsíci

    Thanks so much! With your ColorMusic ChordMap (excellent product!) and explanations, you have done a masterful job of compiling the bits of knowledge I have developed over the years into a far more useful physically condensed foundation upon which I will now continue to grow. Besides the colors, I've also found your use of the squares and circles to be exceptionally helpful to my thinking.

  • @Capt_Ron
    @Capt_Ron Před 9 měsíci +1

    Awesome! Thank you 😃

  • @drummermomcjs
    @drummermomcjs Před 6 měsíci

    Very helpful, thank you. The moving template that outlines the diatonic chords and how to use it to change chord progressions like you did with Pacabel's was particularly useful.

  • @genegleckner2732
    @genegleckner2732 Před 14 dny

    Wow , that was so good ! I need to find a chart like that , that is so useful , thank you

  • @Angela-jy8um
    @Angela-jy8um Před 4 měsíci

    Great video! Thanks!

  • @annajohnson6289
    @annajohnson6289 Před 7 měsíci

    So helpful! Thank you!

  • @katherinehansen5801
    @katherinehansen5801 Před 3 měsíci

    My mind Is blown ! ❤

  • @RawRepiCfaiL1
    @RawRepiCfaiL1 Před 4 měsíci +1

    this was by far the best explanation of the circle of 5ths i've heard, prior to this I had a vague sense of relatedness between chords but didn't really understand the underlying mechanics of that.

  • @gloryrow100
    @gloryrow100 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I wish I could have heard you explain this 50 years ago! Thank You!

  • @marcoserrasp
    @marcoserrasp Před 9 měsíci +1

    Great explanation. Thanks!

  • @FOTMtv9317
    @FOTMtv9317 Před 10 měsíci

    Awesome video bro. 5 stars all the way.
    A must watch video for sure. Thank you for the class it was definitely needed. If others would reveal it this way there would be a lot more players today getting a lot better. Thanks again I’ll keep watching!👏🙏

  • @Sw-sx7nw
    @Sw-sx7nw Před 5 měsíci

    A really great video. Extremely helpful

  • @pabloespinoza3733
    @pabloespinoza3733 Před rokem

    Incredible explanation

  • @daftstuff6406
    @daftstuff6406 Před 4 měsíci

    thank you for your great explanation of this

  • @traegermethod3802
    @traegermethod3802 Před 4 měsíci

    Brilliant teaching. thank you.

  • @KeithVincentmusic
    @KeithVincentmusic Před rokem

    This is a really great explanation!

  • @SouthFloridasRestaurantGuy
    @SouthFloridasRestaurantGuy Před 5 měsíci

    This is great! 👍🏼

  • @jonmurph589
    @jonmurph589 Před 5 měsíci

    It's amazing the difference a good teacher makes. I've tried to get my head around this a few times without much success.... Until now.
    Thank you for sharing,.

  • @julianflaman
    @julianflaman Před rokem

    Thanks a lot for such a clear explanation. I didn't fully realize the 3rd circle exists with diminished chords. Also, your thoughts on how to understand modes just blew my mind! I'm going to try and build some fresh progressions.

  • @Super__Goliath
    @Super__Goliath Před 6 měsíci

    I've never played keys in my life and only took a brief, single semester guitar class in high school, which I failed. After a few videos and several hours just banging around on my midi controller, I feel like I am able to actually play. I even found a few basic progressions to existing songs just by listening for them and knowing now what chords look like and how they interact. Thank you for this video

  • @invisigoth777
    @invisigoth777 Před 4 dny

    Impressive.. it gave me ideas where i never knew to go

  • @DirgeMcElvoy
    @DirgeMcElvoy Před 8 měsíci

    The best explanation I have ever seen.

  • @yogaidabagus9187
    @yogaidabagus9187 Před 4 měsíci

    Finally, I understand it now.
    Thank you so much for explaining it so beautifully.
    I sub, and will follow you

  • @krabeats1282
    @krabeats1282 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Awesome vid/tut - thank you 🙏

  • @Johnworksdaily
    @Johnworksdaily Před 3 měsíci

    This is a really great explanation of the circle of fifths. Very helpful, Thanks!

  • @FrixosMariosGeralis
    @FrixosMariosGeralis Před 3 měsíci

    THANK YOU FROM OUR HEARTHS BRO !!! SIMPLE AND AWESOME LESSONS

  • @AlexDixon94
    @AlexDixon94 Před 7 měsíci

    Great video! I learned a lot!

  • @brycemenning4977
    @brycemenning4977 Před 7 měsíci

    Wow very helpful thanks

  • @fys9110
    @fys9110 Před rokem +1

    💖💖💖 Thank you very much!!!

  • @anime_fan6748
    @anime_fan6748 Před rokem

    You js helped me learn how to write a song, I needed to learn how to write a melody n what chords I’m on a learn I’ve always been stuck when it came to figuring out chords bc I’ve never knew about the circle of fifths until today which is really helpful you explain this so well and now I can song write for my school band n I could now understand my guitar more rather than just knowing “oh it js sounds write bc it music I mean idk how to make it myself all I know is that it sounds like music” but now I can make sense of it and have more creative liberties when it comes to understanding how to do that (new sub btw)

  • @glennbeer6978
    @glennbeer6978 Před 6 měsíci

    thanks ever so much very clear explanation. understand alot more. fantastic content.

  • @daletwin1
    @daletwin1 Před rokem

    Very helpful information for songwriting.

  • @joemichael3414
    @joemichael3414 Před 7 měsíci

    I've been playing guitar again for over 2 years. I'm 46 years old and I love the blues, and I can riff with pretty good. But, until this video that I found by luck, now I can honestly say, "Thank You Sir!" I understand the circle now thanks 2 you!

  • @s.webbsentell1411
    @s.webbsentell1411 Před 6 měsíci

    this is great! you are genius

  • @ILoveYou-em9ol
    @ILoveYou-em9ol Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you.

  • @CarlosAlves-nr5dm
    @CarlosAlves-nr5dm Před rokem

    Thank you for this brother..❤

  • @kingchaaos3591
    @kingchaaos3591 Před 6 měsíci

    wow this was great

  • @ChrisPetrocchi
    @ChrisPetrocchi Před 6 měsíci

    You earned a sub. Great content. Thanks so much.

  • @aslamahmed2564
    @aslamahmed2564 Před 3 měsíci

    Dear Mike, your theory explination is outrageois and fantastically very well laid out to eye and mind, just to understand how music theory actually functions. Watching your vidao channel is a great pleasure. Somehow every thing made sense to me when I watched your video a couple of times. I like and appriate your method of tutoral teaching. Especially for the beginners like me.

  • @LEIFanevret
    @LEIFanevret Před 2 měsíci

    Wow! Yes! Finally thanks a lot for showing it in a best possible way🙋🎸

  • @lucaskeel
    @lucaskeel Před 2 měsíci

    Komplexe Materie einfach erklärt und vor allem gut visualisiert, merci

  • @kenny3485
    @kenny3485 Před rokem

    Thanks so much!

  • @gernblenstein1541
    @gernblenstein1541 Před rokem

    Well done mate!

  • @florentinosanchez3969
    @florentinosanchez3969 Před 6 měsíci

    Best video ever

  • @ZPX945
    @ZPX945 Před 8 měsíci

    Great explanation! 🙂

  • @stevelafler
    @stevelafler Před rokem

    Dude. Thanks.

  • @lucrebrazzi4069
    @lucrebrazzi4069 Před 7 dny

    OMG can I come live with you Yoda? I swear severely visual people like me NEED to learn a different way! You are on to something ! Thank you!

  • @windrider65
    @windrider65 Před rokem +1

    Thanks for sharing Mike, you have opened up this old man's eyes to make sure of this.
    From Charlie

  • @ben12345.
    @ben12345. Před rokem

    Awesome 👍

  • @Lee-zn3qy
    @Lee-zn3qy Před 5 měsíci

    thank you so much! i was so stucked what the hell is key about and now i've got it haha Bless you and happy new year!

  • @Klight14
    @Klight14 Před 5 měsíci

    this explanation helps me a lot. I now understand more about the transposition of chods of a song from different octaves. tnx sir Mike

  • @felixdrucker5178
    @felixdrucker5178 Před rokem

    so cool and informative wow and thank you

  • @tronglam5647
    @tronglam5647 Před rokem

    Thank you very much.

  • @joramponi249
    @joramponi249 Před rokem

    Thanks a bunch.

  • @antenehgetachew9950
    @antenehgetachew9950 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thank you. God bless you

    • @cuber759
      @cuber759 Před 2 měsíci +1

      God bless you!!! Love to see your music journey

  • @markwolf6814
    @markwolf6814 Před 9 měsíci

    your method is like an expansion on the "hooktheory' series where they color code roman numerals to show chord progressions. awesome stuff!

  • @MaduroMan
    @MaduroMan Před 5 měsíci

    I recently purchased The Chord Wheel by Jim Fleser and used this video to help learn how to use it. Thanks for a clear cut explanation without all the music mumbo jumbo.