Why You Need to Learn Circle of Fifths Right Now
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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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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!❤❤❤
Same for me though not in German. 🎉
This is always the case with Will. And indeed, in Germany we have a lot of strange words for musical things. And we have this thing with B (German) = Bb (everywhere else) and H (German) = B (everywhere else)
I am english speaking and this made it more confusing for me. lol
@@DanglyLinghamThen, i fear…you may never grasp it!
Kidding! I think the best way to learn it is to watch this again but play/practice as Will goes through the different aspects.
It will click eventually…good luck!
Love to read such comments! Thank you so much! 🙏 And I am very happy my video helped you to understand it! :)
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!
The title couldn't be more precise. This has literally unlocked music for me
Haha love to hear that man! Thank you for dropping a comment!
After 20 years of working with music, this is the best easiest way to understand I feel I have encountered. Thank you!!
Love to hear feedback like yours! Thank you so much for the support and you are very welcome!
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
Nice was looking for this comment explaining the power notes. Thanks!
Congrats. You're the first one to explain this so that I can understand it. Thank you very much.
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support 🙂
This really is a great explanation!
It makes a whole lot more sense than any of the other tutorials did, that I have seen on this subject.
Thanks, Will.
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!
Very much appreciate to hear that! 🙏
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.
Excellent! I’m glad it helped, and you’re welcome :)
It’s refreshing to see a non classical person explain music in simple terms and how they make music with that. Granted this is just the bare basic of how to use the circle of fifths there’s a lot more to explore within the circle like modulations and parallel keys and borrowed chords and stuff but EDM is usually not complex enough for that to even matter.
Cheers! I choose to take this as a compliment 🙂
Great video! Thanks!!
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 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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!
EDM TIPS once again with another amazingly helpful video. I've learnt so much from this channel over this last year I've been (trying to) make music. I don't necessarily make EDM, I make all sorts of genres but the tips I get from here have taught me so much.
Thank you.
Finally a thorough and easy to follow explanation of how to work the magic circle! Wish I could have joined your program for the new year but until that can happen, your videos keep making a real difference 😊
A brilliant comprehensive explanation. This is the first time I’ve fully understood. Thank you.
This is excellent, please do more music theory videos in 2024🙏🏻💯
THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN MISSING! This explains so much, I'm amazed you're providing such knowledge in such a digestible way for free. Thank you.
You're welcome, I am glad you found this helpful! Anything else in particular you’re struggling with and would like me to cover on the channel?
Bruuu finally I understood it. You always explain things so easy its a bless! Thanks!
Very happy to hear man! My pleasure!
such a great and easy explanation! Thanks a lot!
You speak fast and I like it because it's packed with no non-sense information. I'm really amazed with the circle of 5th but you totally surprised me with these further infos. I'll definitely check your other videos. You're a life saver!
Well, looks like I've done my job then! 😉 Thanks for subscribing and I hope you continue to enjoy the content! 🙌🏻
What a great job explaining how you make the notes and seeing the red circles around the notes as you played them further enforced the learning. Nice.
So happy to hear you found the video useful! Thank you for your support!
Best explanation for writing with the Circle of Fifths that I have ever seen. Thank you for this!!
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support 🙂
I particularly like the melody part - I don't quite understand why those 4 notes work well?? I must experiment with this, thanks for inspiring something to jam with!
Very good explanation. I knew about relative minors, but using circles of fifths for figuring out chord progressions and melodies is awesome. Will def be referring back to this video
Best explanation I've seen. Thanks!
Thanks, and you’re welcome!
First time I’m digging how to use the circle of fifths. Thank you Sir. Glad I clicked! ❤
You’re very welcome!
Best explanation i have ever seen ! Thanks
This is a great explanation Will, and the examples help a lot. Thanks!
Happy to hear man! Glad I could help!
Good job maestro. Fun & easy to follow.
Cheers, Jobu, glad you enjoyed it! :)
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
Well, looks like I've done my job then! 😉 Thanks for subscribing and I hope you continue to enjoy the content! 🙌🏻
Thank you for making this super digestible! I've watched so many of these circle of fifths youtube videos... this is the best one. If you could make a more advanced one with 7th and other chord progressions.. I would be in heaven. Thanks again man!
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!
Thank you so much, I am stoked you found it helpful 🙌🏻
Great explanation!! Best i have ever seen 🎉
Thank you so much for the support!🙏
Man.I thought I had it figured out, learned something new today. Thanks a lot, you videos really have been inspiring the last couple of days since I found you! You are awesome!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support! 🙂
i love painting as much as making beats! you just gave me an awesome painting idea acrylic, circle of fifths abstract! thanks bro
Haha yeah give this a try! Rock on, man!
I started off music by memorizing scales, chords, and key changes. No wonder the circle was always confusing. Thats a lot to digest but handy to use as a tool.
100%! Hope this video helpful a bit to clear the confusion :)
I always had to write it down, but no one told me about this! Thank you!
The most amazing tutorial I have ever come across ❤
Thank you very much! :)
Amazing explanation! Amazing video! Thanks!
Thank you so much for the comment! I appreciate it!🙏
Circle of fifths is a gift that keeps on giving. Thanks for the explanation.
100%! It is so useful! My pleasure!
It’s true, been labouring with this for a few weeks now full focus but had to convert it into my own exercise form. It took a lot out of me mentally at times because it’s like my ear and mind were merging as I persevered. At first didn’t focus on 5th steps just used piano keyboard and forced myself to pick out the 12 keys. Got familiar with each key but it all opened up when they became familiar. 5th steps are easy and turns out the 1st becomes the 4th of the next key. It’s all related. Hearing it becomes second nature.
Thank you very much for this video. You really made me understand the circle of 5ths
My pleasure man! Thank you for the comment!🙏
I came here to learn how to change keys in a song. I got what I needed. Thanks Will!
Love to hear that! 🙏 Appreciate your support!
wowww, tremendous contribution, this is taking the big step through something that is always complicated to understand, you have made it easy and brief, thank you very much friend
You are very welcome indeed!
There's so many videos about the circle of fifths with tons of views, but this is the only one that made understand why it's so useful!, you have new subscriber!
Awesome mate! Looks like I've done my job right then! haha Thanks for subscribing and I hope you continue to enjoy the content! 🙌🏻
The "duh" logic of the third in the circle of fifths never occurred to me. Thank you for the matter-of-fact brilliance of your presentation. I learned something new!
Great outline. I learned a few new things from your video. Thanks😊😊
You're welcome, glad it was helpful! 🙌🏻
Oh my word, this is what I have needed forever!!! I cannot thank you enough!!!
You’re very welcome!! Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Yeah what I’m about to say sounds corny, whatever, blah blah… But seriously. Must have been decades I’ve known about & tried to understand the circle of fifths… This is the FIRST TIME I truly understand it!!!
Seriously man… Thank you so much 👍🏾🤜🏾👊🏾❤️❤️
Now i really understand the circle of 5ths. Great job, I have watched countless videos but never understood it uses until now
Nice one, I am glad I could help! 🙌🏻
I have watched a lot of vids explaining what the circle of fifth is, but you are the first one actually showing what to do with it and how to use it for composition. Thank you so much for that! (And Iam from germany too :D)
You’re welcome!
@@EDMTipsOne additional question: I expect the rules of using the five notes explained in chapter "writing a melody" can be also applied when writing a Bassline fitting to an already existing chord progression?
A lot of information , very fast, but that's what the youtube slow option is for. Had to subscribe :)
Well, looks like I've done my job then! 😉 Thanks for subscribing and I hope you continue to enjoy the content! 🙌🏻
amazing explanation thank u!
Thank you for your comment! Happy to hear!
Fantastic!! New to music production and just printed this out from your website so I can have it on my wall.
Amazing man!🙌🙌 Happy to hear! The Circle of Fifths is truly helpful!
wow. Thank you so much!
You're welcome! Glad you found it helpful 🙂
Amazing thank you I love learning music production because of you.
Thank you for your comment! Happy to hear!
Great video and tool!
You are doing so much good 🎉🎉
Thank you so much 😀
You made this so much understandable
Thank you for your comment! Happy to hear!
Super helpful, I finally understood after watching 10s of videos. I wish you had touched on playing minor key chord progressions though I assume it has the same rules as the major key chord progressions.. so glad I found your channel!
You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it! :)
This is the best explanation of this I’ve ever seen!
Appreciate it! 🙌🙏
Grt work sir
Thank you!
I never understood circle of fifth but it changed today. Thank you!
You are so welcome! Glad it's finally clear :)
Nice one as always, Will. Now, we need to clarify that a Dominant-7-chord is not diminished. But chords is a topic for a whole series of videos.
Excellent video sir!
Much appreciated! :)
i think i found the best video on the internet, wow you are truly a hero
Thank you so much for the support and kind words!🙏🙏
Very good explanation !
PS. Please add the part about using the Circle to create melodies using the "power notes" into the Radio Ready Program Music Theory For EDM Producers course, because that part is very valuable, but it's not in the course yet. Cheers
Cool, I dont understand everything but very helpfull
Thanks!
Thank you too, mate!
Very helpful
Awesome, glad you found it helpful 🙂🙏🏻🙌🏻
Díky!
Excellent video 👍
Really glad you enjoyed it so much man!
thank you sir
My pleasure! Anything else you're struggling with?
2:09 This also explains why most songs written on piano (/ organ / keyboard / etc) are not in C#, F# or B.
Having said this, on a guitar you can tune it in C# - et voila
And in the DAW you can drag all notes in C up a semitone - et voila
But tradionally it's the most simple to stay in C, / Am, G, / Em, F / Dm, D / Bm and A# / Gm.
Possibly one of the most useful and interesting videos I’ve seen in a long time!
Love to hear that! Thank you so much!
Jinkies 🤓More good advice.
This one's going to take a bit of replaying to understand. Thank you for the video.
Thank you for your support! Take your time with the video! Shows your commitment! :)
Does anyone know the name of the song he played around 6:02 ?
Is there any midi controller out there that’s based on this? Sort of like the Artiphon Orba but with the circle of fifths chords?
Never, Never, Never have I ever heard the Circle of Fifths explained and simplified with its usefulness as well as you’ve explained it. Where the heck were you 10 years ago?! I could’ve been a star by now! 😂😂😂
I've been here for the past almost 10 years, where you've been, Mark?!
Jokes aside, I am glad you found it helpful! 🙌🏻
How can you use the circle of 5ths to build 7th chord progressions and melodies? For example, in the key of C, etc., What about the key of Fm? How can you figure out the melody notes and chords? Do you go to the left of the circle?
Oh my word!!!
I hope it was meant in a good way 😁
@@EDMTipsAbsolutely. I have never seen anyone explain how to find chords using the circle. 👏🏾👏🏾
You are the best avicci too will ik love to watch it
The circle of fifths is our friend, I was afraid of it now I have a laminated one to help memorise it 👍
I finally got it. It means that melody is always written in sister and cousin cords of main note, right?
Is there an app for this where you touch one of the circles and it plays the chords? I do like your breakdown of it cause its explained rather simply and not confusing
I'm not aware of such an app but would be pretty neat! Happy you enjoyed the video! :)
Very helpful video!
I’ve got a tutorial request - could you please make a Justice-style track (e.g. Genesis, DANCE)?
That was the dopest way I’ve ever heard to explain TCOF. 🎉🎉🎉
Really glad you liked it so much! Anything else in particular you’re struggling with and would like me to cover on the channel?
I literally got a wooden circle of fifths wheel as an Xmas gift for my gf’s sister who took up guitar in 2023 - might have to get one for myself now 😂
What a wholesome gift actually! Want one for my desk now!😄
Huh.
*subscribes, likes, adds to music theory playlist, downloads, calls tattoo shop'
Did anyone else notice how out of tune the notes are when the vertical Ableton keys pop up on the bottom righthand side of the screen? I only just started learning piano, but managed to notice that. Though I am a singer... Anyway it being so out of tune caused quite a knee jerking response for me 😅
It is the best way to learn all keys
Cheers!
I couldn't find the Circle of Fifths in the download. Please help.
Hey Edmund, please email team@edmtips.com and we will get it sorted for you :)
Great video but I don't get the gist of changing key to the relative major/minor key, e.g. C -> a. All notes of both keys are the same, so this is not a key change for me, at least not harmonically.
Is there a way the circle of fifths can show you which 7 notes are in each scale..??
If so, how do you do that..??
Is this the best Tutorial about Circle of Fifths, yesss.... this is the "Circle of Will`s", which is made from HELL! HELL YEAHHH
Says C maj, then proceeds to play C#(+50ct)maj
Light bulb moment💡 💡💡
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2024 I will learn music theory ☝️
Yes!! Go for it!🙌