Circle of 5ths: Easiest Way to Memorize and Understand It

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In order to be able to draw the circle of 4ths & 5ths by memory, the only thing you really need to memorize is the “order of sharps” which is just FCGDAEB. In this video I’ll explain how you can create the entire circle with just remembering that! Hopefully you will find it helpful.
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[@tony3313]

As an adult, I really appreciate this being explained to me like I'm a 4 year old. I totally understand it now. You're a great teacher, thanks.

[@Heartwing37]

I agree!

[@robertakerman3570]

@@Heartwing37 Now that it's mentioned; We all remember ABC song (Twinkle Little Star). Imagine that after 1st grade, We were taught F-C-G-D-A-E-B then coming down w/B-E-A-D-G-C-F ! I think it could work.

[@thc_freebaser]

@@robertakerman3570 I will be using this. This is invaluable as someone learning guitar, thank you.

[@meyhemmolly]

Man, I totally agree with you!

[@seattlesoundisgrunge]

Some pneumonic phrases to help remember it as well: Fat Cats Go Down Alley Endings Brawling BEAD Games Come First or Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father

[@punkie630]

Wow… Im in my 40’s now, but I was a band nerd all of my high school career and played several instruments and NO ONE EVER explained the circle of fifths this simply to me. This is by far the BEST explanation I’ve ever heard! You ROCK!

[@SNG-tf6ly]

This is absolutely brilliant. I finally understand the circle of fifths after many years. Any time I tried to work it out from a book, I could never understand it. For me, this has been the clearest explanation. Its a great feeling to finally understand some music theory. You've explained it extremely well, thank you for your help.

[@GracieTerzian]

Wow thank you so much!! What a kind comment! I am very touched!

[@robertakerman3570]

@@GracieTerzian Today 26 of April Ear training isn't available-Oh well.

[@pauluriaz4943]

Your explanation is excellent Let's see if further knowledge can teach an old dog like myself new tricks!

[@donkunes8630]

Always handy. for borrowing from. neighbor scales , finding relative minors . relative Majors etc too

[@Jusugothegreat]

You really simplified what looked like a very huge mountain. Thank you so much

[@cliff2891]

Gracie, I’ve played guitar for 24 years…and for the first time I finally understand the Circle of Fifths! You are a brilliant teacher, thank you 💪

[@jgunther3398]

you should ignore it unless it's jazz guitar. coordinating your ear with your fingers on the fretboard should be the goal of guitar players i think so that you can play whatever comes into your head

[@Truth_Hurts_Bad]

@@jgunther3398 There is a science to understanding methodology which will expedite your progress, though. For me, I learned scales first (aggressive music preference), but am actively studying chords more nowadays. When I play a shape, I know the theory of what makes a chord sharp or flat and which notes to sharpen or flatten based on the circle. This video really helped my self-guided learning experience and I'm back for another refresher. Cheers to you.

[@rbouknight921]

I'm a bass player that has never studied music. I have watched a few videos on the circle of 5ths and your video is the first one that makes sense. I realize that I have a lot to memorize, but at least now I feel that I will have success. Thank you for making this video. I believe it will be a huge aid in my growth and development. God bless you!

[@UTAH100]

Join Guitar Tricks- I like it. Definitely study- get a good teacher. I did both ways- like you for years but I now realize how I really new nothing. I could still play just not very well. You will become a much better bass player.

[@Cringyvideos_21234]

I've been playing very basic guitar since I was 12. I took formal guitar lessons at 48 from a teacher who really didn't want to work too hard. He basically wrote up song charts. My brother, who took lessons from a young age, told me about the circle of fifths. My guitar teacher never heard of it, or pretended that he hadn't. I've learned more on line in the last two months than I had in 8 years of "lessons". I understand the Circle of Fifths now thanks to you. You're very clear and to the point. I know a good teacher when I see one. I was a high school English teacher for 23 years. At 60, I feel like I finally know what I'm doing.

[@Stu_Yorkie]

I would give any Music/Guitar teacher that has never heard of the circle of fifths, a very wide berth. By the way, well done Charles 👍

[@masterreif]

If you play guitar, than the circle of 5 is not so important, I think. Because on the guitar you play a Pattern and it's always the same pattern. You can play the C-Dur pattern starting on the 15th Thread and then you play G-Dur. You are using the F# note, but you don't have to know which note is the F# it is part of the pattern.

[@TheJohnnyCombat]

Well said, Charles! Keep enjoying your guitar, 30 minutes every day will make you feel amazing! JC.

[@GracieTerzian]

Wow, Charles, thank you so much for this incredible compliment and comment. It really means a lot, especially coming from a fellow teacher. I’m very sorry you had a lazy guitar teacher.. unfortunately they are out there. Keep up the great work, keep learning and playing and soaking in everything you can…. It’s limitless!

[@GracieTerzian]

@@Stu_Yorkie haha yes

[@rogeranderson6688]

As a high school music teacher this is exactly the same way I came up with to teach this material to my students 20 years ago. I love that you are doing such a great job of sharing this online with so many musicians. I like to use use the Mnemonic, Father, Charles, Goes, Down, And, Ends, Battle, as it is a sort of palindrome as it reads, Battle, Ends, And, Down. Goes, Charles, Father as the order of flats. Two for the price of one. Keep up the great work.

[@johnhewitt8784]

OK,Roger, but what practical use is it?

[@rogerd9150]

You must have watched the same guy I did a while back on YT (or you're the one that came up with it in the first place). I just remember Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father. There is sort of a pattern on the fretboard using BEADGCF and this is one aid to learn the notes on the fretboard.

[@JamieGFletcher]

I wish I'd had you as my music teacher back in school. Nothing was ever explained as well as this and hence I failed music theory! Thanks for finally making this seem simple.

[@dorislisa5331]

Yo not alone! The easiest things fail us because of the way they are taught😢

[@jimstanton8395]

I have been playing guitar for a long time. However, there are a lot of gaps in my music theory. I have been checking out your videos. You have a teaching style that I can connect with. Excellent content Gracie.

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you think so :)

[@bettyangwenyi1797]

55 seconds in and she's already compressed many an explanation into something short and easy...God bless YOU, woman! Long may you live (and play, teach and be musical!)

[@gholmes182]

This helped me enormously. Thanks for your videos.

[@xeniusyenius7440]

i have only recently taken a serious dive into theory after playing guitar for 30+ years and this is literally the only video i've found that covers the complete gamut of the circle and shows how you can identify which sharps and flats go in a particular key - you deserve a medal - this is such a eureka moment for me after so long scratching my head. thank you

[@GracieTerzian]

Aww thank you so much! So glad to hear this :) makes me very happy! Thank you for taking the time to write such a nice comment!

[@jessewarner7864]

I'm right there with you, been playing 31 years and just recently decided it would be a good idea to learn some theory to make it easier to remember what I'm doing as my memory isn't what it was when I was younger 😂 this is a game changer.

[@itdies2dayyo]

I'm so mad at every other youtube channel person for making this seem way more difficult than it actually is. This is a lifesaver.

[@juliuscovingtonsr.9308]

I've watched a lot of videos on Circle of Fifths, and this one is definitely one of the best... Thanks Gracie!

[@GracieTerzian]

You're so welcome! Thank you for your kind comment!

[@truthstillmatters59]

Agreed

[@michaelsmusic3532]

Yeah me too ! I've seen a ton of circle of fifths videos too and can say that Gracie REALLY has the best video that I've had the pleasure of learning from. She's an awesome music teacher !!! #1 A +++++

[@docbob1182]

Agree. Gracie has a gift for teaching, and was also blessed with beauty🤓😍

[@WayneGiroux]

I finally got it,. Grace to you. :) I will stay with your lessons forever. Such a pleasure and so difficult to find a teacher like you. You have a unique gift and thank you for sharing it with us. NBG

[@ChanokchaiChauychoo]

simple theory but so stunning how you explained so crystal clear! We need teachers like this!!!

[@jeffmckinnon5842]

Why would people watch this video, and tell other guitar players that they don't need to know this? After almost 50 years of playing, I've found that I do need this, and I realize how helpful it might have been to know, all those decades ago, when I was learning basic chord patterns... And I would ask them why they decided to watch this video after reading the title??? BTW, I liked it very much.

[@GracieTerzian]

hahaha I always get a handful of comments from people who just clearly hate anything music theory related. i always wonder why they click on the video myself since the titles make the content pretty obvious. but my guess is that it comes from an insecurity about not understanding music theory, and rather than try to learn (they probably tried a bit in the past), they prefer to talk about how unimportant it is. i'm the first person to always say that you don't need to know music theory to play or write beautiful music, but if you can understand it, it's really quite cool and opens a lot of doors in the process of music making!

[@jeffmckinnon5842]

@@GracieTerzian You are absolutely right. But it is also a language, and someone in any decent band has to know how to speak it, so they can communicate with everyone else, who never thought it necessary to learn. Anyone "serious" about becoming a musician, needs to know these basics sooner than later, because guitar players like me, are a dime a dozen.

[@GracieTerzian]

@@jeffmckinnon5842 for sure!!!

[@ShilohKeeling]

FINALLY A VIDEO WHERE I UNDERSTAND IT!!! I have ADHD and all other videos they’re taking too fast and being super confusing with all the editing and unnecessary sound effects

[@GracieTerzian]

so glad to hear it made sense to you!! thank you so much!!

[@richardnejman5231]

As a musician / composer who is predominantly self taught, the question which has preoccupied my learning over the years is "how" but rarely "why". So, whilst I know my scales from both the classical and modal points of view, it was interesting to go back to basics and learn why they are as they are. A clear and concise explanation..... thankyou Gracie.

[@GracieTerzian]

Aw thank you for this awesome comment Richard! Much appreciated ❤️

[@jimstrickland9068]

Gracie, until you came along I was unable to grasp this concept. I've learned more in this 16 minute session than I have in the last 3 years. You have great charm, grace & beauty thank you!

[@GracieTerzian]

Aw thank you so much for such a nice comment! Much appreciated, and I'm so glad you found the video helpful!

[@dreamingone615]

Yes. Really just perfect. Great job.

[@ljcaballero3428]

Many school teachers just don't know how to teach. Making things too complicated. Ms. Terzian breaks things down so logically. Bravo!

[@nikkles76]

I have to agree. the teaching has allowed me to remember this is quick time.

[@ajayisamuel6448]

You nailed it sir

[@heribertovelez5826]

I am a retired 73 year old and always wanted to learn guitar and music theory. Stated taking guitar lessons and after learning couple songs with chords he told me it's time to learn circle if fifths. I still have a busy life and looked at this challenge, honestly and humbly, with a sense of awe, and that it was going to be a tough challenge, but bless your heart, you have a true gift of teaching, and in turn, you have blessed me with learning the circle of fifths. Never too late to learn 😊

[@LiloUkulele]

As a piano student...Thank you so much...THE LIGHT JUST WENT ON! No one ever explained the simple premise that; starting with C, each ascending/descending note is the FIFTH note up/down in the scale. Duh!...Circle of fifths!!! With that one simple rule I can now write out the circle of fifths including all the sharps and flats. (My teacher's explanation was to just memorize everything). Your lesson was brilliant!❤. Subscribed.

[@rocklandgasaway2931]

That's the first time anyone has explained the circle of fifth that I could understand it! Thank you so much!

[@GracieTerzian]

That makes me very happy! Thanks!

[@jtboise1]

I'm a self-taught musician/songwriter. I'm 68 and still play. I've tried to take lessons over the years but unless you're under the age of 12, the music teachers just don't seem interested in teaching me. I love your videos because they are so informative and easy to understand. They give me something useful that I can use in my compositions. I learn something new with every video. Keep up the good work.

[@joey_ruma]

Great video, Gracie. For those who are wondering, Cb, Fb, E# and B# do exist in musical composition theory. The confusion lies in the tuning of the instrument. The piano and fretted instruments, like guitar, use what's called the Equal Temperament tuning system. This tuning system uses fixed intervals and divides the octave into 12 steps (tones). In Western music these 12 steps or tones create an octave, and we call this the chromatic scale. The notes Cb, Fb, E# and B# do not exist in the chromatic scale. That doesn't mean they don't exist in music. It simply means that these notes would share the same name with other notes on the instrument. If the musical composition calls for playing a Cb, and you're playing guitar, playing what we call the B note on the 2nd fret A string would be the equivalent to Cb.

[@josephmeya3664]

Very well explained. The Diagram makes it so simple that I can clearly understand all keys after all the KZbin searches. You're a great teacher.

[@annieromanowski7730]

Gracie, I can't thank you enough for making something that can be really complicated into something so simple! I've been playing piano since I was 5 years old and I learned the sharps and flats of scales by listening! As I played each scale I could hear how the, say, major scale SHOULD sound and I got to know the sharps and flats of scales by memorizing what I'd figured out by listening. I got to know how to WRITE those scales on sheet music by reading the music on OTHER songs and memorizing how they were arranged, the order the sharps and flats were placed on the songs I was playing. My piano teacher was someone who had learned piano on his own and passed his own style onto his students - he had no formal teaching, as in a school. I stopped taking lessons at about 16. I'd never really learned about the "Circle of Fifths", just vaguely heard about it from a friend who has her Doctorate now in music and the organ. As a Church musician (piano and organ) I've learned (of course) to read music, but not to be able to "improvise" very well. With the knowledge of the Circle of Fifths as you've taught it, I understand now and can definitely improvise much better. Long story short (too late! LOL!) thank you so much for putting this lesson on KZbin! What a gift you are! :)

[@GracieTerzian]

Aww Annie thank you SO much for your extremely sweet comment. I'm so glad you found the video helpful! It means so much to read this.

[@tisquer]

I’m baffled. I’m not one to leave comments but I have to speak out. I have no idea how you do it. You explain clearly in minutes what other teachers take hours (or days) only to leave you more confused. You are truly gifted. Can you please do videos on quantum physics next?

[@biffsbiz]

Yeah, the circle of fifths is actually second-year quantum physics, but Gracie can make it seem simple. 😄

[@vawcreations5887]

SO TRUE SO TRUE

[@lisafrisbie8950]

This lesson has been a monumental event in my piano journey!!! I've made many attempts to wrap my brain around the "Circle" and failed miserably! You are a brilliant, articulate and patient instructor - thank you VERY much!!!

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you so, so much!! Such kind words... I really appreciate it!!!!

[@johnmaciel]

almost 20 years of playing an nobody ever told me the order of sharps and flats would make my life so freaking easy. I’ve paid for lessons and done theory in school and I finally get it. This is a great video and to memorize FCGDAEB I made up “Freddy Caught Goats During April’s Easter Brunch” and for BEADGCF “Billy Escaped A Disastrous Groupon Cruise Fiasco” haha

[@SmarterThanU_Think]

I don't want to say how many years I've been playing the piano and reading music. NOW I understand the circle! Thanks so much for really going slow and explaining it! Hopefully you break it down even further. I know there is more and am excited to hear the rest.

[@robertmanigault625]

After watching your video, I now understand the circle of fifths. You made it so easy to understand and now it seems quite simple. Thank you very much.

[@GracieTerzian]

So so happy to hear this! Thanks so much for the nice comment Robert!

[@ajlapiana]

i ve read books on music theory and didn't understand until I heard you. You an amazing teacher

[@TheSirse]

For 2 years, I couldn't get this concept down. Along you come with a 16 minute video and change my life. Thank you!

[@shREDhead44]

That was the best I’ve heard that explained so far, especially how you use the same order to tell which notes are sharpened or flattened in each key. I had always thought I was learning four different lists when it’s really only one, thank you so much for taking the time to teach us!

[@robertnicol7128]

I’ve tried books, other music tuition sites and KZbin videos but you have helped me finally understand a range of music theory concepts I thought I understood but really didn’t! Your explanations are so clear the theory just sinks right in. Thanks for all you are doing, I’m a big fan and so glad I found you 👏🏻

[@GracieTerzian]

Aw that is so kind of you to say! this makes me so happy to read :). thank you so much and i'm so glad it helped

[@felixpuyot8410]

Thank you Grace, I’m a beginner and you explained it well better than anyone in this world. Bravo! And God speed!

[@MyPublicVideoID]

Gracie, so many thanks. I've been struggling to find out the idea behind the circle of 5ths. Books, other internet sources, none have presented it so clearly and in a way I actually finally comprehend it! In fact, it is now obvious and easy. Why hasn't anyone else been able to teach it like this? I'm so grateful I have found you and your channel.

[@IamtheFerryMan]

This is a fantastic lesson. I have been playing guitar for 25 years. I started taking lessons three months ago and it's helped a bunch. This is on another level though! Great work and thank you for sharing!

[@JoseReyes-fv4mi]

I've literally never understood the circle of 5ths until now. I was able to follow along easily your explanation of the concept was both simple and articulate. Thank you for sharing.

[@McCord.Pierce]

I'm a 32 year old college student, and you just saved my grade in songwriting class. ❤🎉 Thank you so much for breaking this down so well and going so slowly! Not every brain is wired for such things.

[@donaldcoffey800]

Before Gracie came into this world, her mom and dad made a decision to create the best music instructor in the world, AND JUST LIKE THAT, viola! You make this stuff much easier to comprehend, thanks so much.

[@MirrorMusicXero]

I struggled for years trying to memorize all this. I do have a learning disability. After watching this, it all clicked! This video was amazing! Thank you so much for this.

[@GracieTerzian]

You’re very welcome! So happy to hear this :)

[@user-zk8ed4kd2b]

The reason you understand is because this teacher understand how to teach you to make the material comprehensible and easy to remember. She is a good instructor and she's organized a good lesson.

[@vawcreations5887]

NO ONE HAS LEARNING DISABILITIES UNLESS YOU ARE MENTALLY RETARDED. THE TEACHER MAKE YOU THINK LIKE THAT REMEMBER FOR EVER. THERE ARE NO BAD STUDENTS BUT THERE BAD TEACHERS. AND NOW WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST. THANK YOU FOR THIS MAGICAL PERSON.

[@MightyMonk360]

Less than 60 seconds and I hit the like button, because I have some knowledge of music theory and love the way she broke it down so anyone who have no clue can understand it. Probably one of the best break down of the circle of fifths, very beginner and advanced friendly.

[@daviddurr9957]

I am not sure what I found more beautiful, the ease of how well you simplified this or how pleasant I found you and your narration to be. Thank you!!

[@reagannelson5264]

Amazing tutorial. I have been playing guitar for many years and have never had the circle of fifths explained in a way that made any sense to me, until I watched your video. I thank you very much, Gracie!

[@GregG-ry7no]

Hi Gracie, I have been playing the guitar for 44 years. I recently retired and decided to take my skills to a new level by learning music theory, starting with the circle of fifths. This is a fantastic lesson which is easy to follow and provides a great foundation for my music journey. I look forward to watching more of your lessons. Thanks Gracie!

[@UTAH100]

You will want to join Zombie's Guitar- Brian rocks. One of the very best out there. Also, check out Guitar Tricks- find someone named Chris S. They have a free trial. I play pretty good but still take lessons on both these fine sites. In person can help a lot too. You need to learn intervals, major scale, major and minor pentatonic scale, natural minor scale, some modes, and ALL the names of the notes instantly on the fretboard- to start.

[@marti-mar8974]

Wow, I can't explain it but you actually got through this thick skull of mine and opened my mind up and taught me something none of the other videos did. Thank you so much! You're an amazing teacher! You made a subscriber out of me!

[@thomasglessner6067]

I'm 67 years old and you have answered questions I have had since learning to play the clarinet in 4th grade. You are never to old to learn. Thank you.

[@reneedudley2292]

I am 65. Have taken lessons from age 10-16. Have had the circle of fifths explained to me over and over and never understood it. Today for the first time in my life I understand it. Wow. Thank you!

[@johng2880]

I came here for the circle of fifths and just spent almost an hour listening to wonderful harp-uke songs.. lucky me. :)

[@GracieTerzian]

Aw shucks... thank you so much! Your comment made me very happy :)

[@CaptainRamius]

I took Dobro lessons for 3 years and (IMO) didn't make much progress. THIS has been the BEST explanation of the Circle of Fifths I have ever seen. Thank you Gracie! Yes Tony explained like we're 4 yr olds. Too many musicians in their explanation do not dumb it down enough. THEY understand it already but hardly get down to our level. As told to me in the military, NEVER forget where you came from. Teachers were once students themselves!

[@myearsgotyouthsystem8802]

You're absolutely right, those artists explain it with ego so that people like you and me just get confused and not understand anything and that makes a lot of people give up because they don't want a lot to succeed.

[@gianpaolocorrias7378]

I have got to give it to you woman, this is the first time I watched a video about the circle of 5th that not only is crystal clear but quite watchable as well.

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you so much! So glad to hear it :)

[@DonH_Zeroth57]

Hi Gracie, I am an older person and learning the guitar for fun. I have seen the Circle of 5ths and looked at it before. However, this is the simplest description of it that I have come across and it now makes sense after watching this video a couple times. Thanks.

[@nezface1091]

father charles goes down and ends battle battle ends and down goes charles father this is a good acronym fcgdaeb beadgcf

[@GracieTerzian]

haha yes those are great! Thanks for sharing :)

[@Wanielyo]

Father Christmas Gave Dad An Electric Blanket Blanket Explodes And Dad Gets Cold Feet !

[@paulwilliams1310]

BEA Do Good Charter Flights (BEADGCF). Really helpful video, Thank you :-)

[@joshuamarks1129]

👍or "Charred Feet"

[@musicismyreligion5213]

I like it.

[@skydvr69]

Counter-clockwise starting at 12 o'clock, it's just "C"ircle of "F"ifths (or "F"ourths) and then BEADG twice (With the first one being flat). And the order of Flats is the same, starting with the BEADG, then adding the CF. So, if you remember BEADG, you almost have the entire thing memorized already. Great video - very well explained....

[@GracieTerzian]

Yes! I like your way of thinking about it! Thanks for sharing :)

[@GertvanderDoes]

Those are the strings of a 5 string bass. Don't know if there are other instruments with those.

[@skydvr69]

@@GertvanderDoes good point. Didn't even think of that. Although a 5 string could be EADGC. ;-)

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

Sskydvr69...Were it that simple we would not be here today trying to learn what is in this video. Thanks but...no.

[@skydvr69]

@@geraldhenrickson7472 not sure what you disagree with, but hey, you do you....

[@rakehell404]

The way you build from simple to more complex makes this easy to understand. Excellent teaching skills, Gracie. Nicely done. Thank you. Your breathing indicates stress, which is completely at odds with how poised and organized you are in your delivery. Hey, no need to be stressed - you're doing a fantastic job of teaching and your delivery is excellent.

[@sixstringcaffeine]

I love this thank you so much! I noticed that a lot of music teachers online push through too quickly for beginners. Even though it may have seemed mundane to do every scale, you took the time and patience so I appreciate that :)

[@joebryant8500]

25 years as a guitarist and I've never seen it explained as simply and clearly as this. Kudos to you. Let this be a lesson to all _teachers._ Now to choose a mnemonic for the order of sharps ... I could happily listen to you read out the Greater London phonebook from A-Z.

[@GracieTerzian]

Aw thanks so much Joe! Much appreciated

[@LeeVerner]

It might be dumb but the mnemonic I use is: Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Bananas

[@joebryant8500]

@@LeeVerner Sold. Do you take cash?

[@joevaz1220]

@@LeeVerner superb Lee🤣🤣🤣👌👍👍

[@MaggaraMarine]

One thing that may help with understanding the order of sharps is that it's just the notes in order, starting from F and C. You just alternate between the two "scales": F G A B, and C D E. You get F c G d A e B (I used caps for the "F scale" and lowercase for the "C scale", so that it's easier to see the pattern).

[@robertscoggin]

The circles of 5th and 4ths are really easy if you play a stringed instrument. My mom had me memorize the sharps and flats(opposite of sharps) when I was a kid. I had no idea what it meant, but I had it memorized. Later in my 20s as a self-taught guitarist, a light bulb moment happened and now I'm so grateful to Mom for that!

[@GracieTerzian]

Aw what a great Mom

[@smoothpicker]

I wish my guitar teacher would have explained it to me like this 40 years ago when i was young! Your an amazing teacher and i thank you for this lesson!!

[@Ngb134679]

I can honestly say this is the best explanation of The Circle of 5ths! Thanks for the help!

[@ericsantiago2746]

I will have to wach it a couple times but the first time in 25 years I got a little hint of what the circle of faiths are all about. I remember my guitar.teacher just lost me. I quit. It was probably my loss but he didn't explain it anyway re e in the fashion this young lady has. Thank you. I'll get it!

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you so much Eric! It means a lot!

[@ericsantiago2746]

Sorry for all the grammar mistakes. But I watch you all the time now. God definitely put you on this earth to teach music theory. You are extremely talented ! Thank you !

[@Eryan17]

Best music theory teacher I’ve come across. How subjects are explained is crucial, You are a masterful teacher. Thank you 🙏🏾 👏🏾

[@pjedwards4016]

Watched this 3 years ago and I go back periodically and review it as I did today. I am so excited to have this understanding I wanted to share it with my dulcimer group. They groaned, LOL. I want to also share the info in video Demystifying... where you explain whole step, whole step half step etc and then apply that to the fret board of our dulcimers and ukes differentiating diatonic vs chromatic. They groaned, again. Oh well, will keep trying. I know that the best way to affirm you knowledge of a subject is to teach it to someone else and to field their questions. Thanks so much!

[@GracieTerzian]

Hahahaha your story made me chuckle.. thanks for sharing! :) and thanks for the kind words!

[@irchristo]

100%... New to your channel and want to compliment your very direct and succinct delivery of the spine of key signature theory in only 16 minutes without cutting a corner, but with cutting out any boring chit-chat yet while remaining pleasant. Thank you! 😊

[@kevinj4002]

I came up with an anagram for the circle of sharps that I needed to share. Fat Cats Get Donuts And Extra Bacon Or Bacon Eggs And Donuts Get Cats Fat

[@DestroyerOfWombs]

Has anyone told Fat Mike about this??

[@ojasvijain9477]

Father Charles Gets Down And Eat Babies, Gets Down And Eat Babies

[@pamelarose2346]

Or: Father Christmas Gave Daddy An Electric Blanket (for the sharps) and Blanket Explodes And Daddy Gets Cold Feet (for the flats)

[@chills2447]

I think it's better to remember them as it is rather than using mnemonic

[@pamelarose1271]

@@chills2447 I think it's best to "understand" why they are in that order first and then it doesn't matter if you use an anagram or not.

[@jedkrantz7003]

Although you always go slowly and have a perfect grasp of what your listeners can handle at each step in the learning process, you never waste a second of air time. Bravo!

[@GracieTerzian]

What a nice thing to say! I try to pace these videos the best I can! I appreciate your nice comment ❤️❤️❤️

[@zofischois]

Brilliant Gracie. Waited for this for decades. Now at 76 I am finally informed and can't wait to bang my piano away. This is a miracle gift. You are da woman.

[@JeremyPhillips-zn5zd]

This is the only explanation I've found on KZbin that breaks this down into a useful and understandable video. Great, thank you. I'm a veteran guitar player and never learned the circle because I could never make sense of it. This will definitely help me a lot. Thanks so much! Interested to see where it will lead me as far as writing and soloing goes!!!!

[@GracieTerzian]

So happy to hear this!! Thank you very much :)

[@appoh100]

That was one hell of a 16 minute lecture. You did way better than my 70 minute lecture because I understood everything....just bravo and wow

[@GracieTerzian]

Aww thank you so so much! What a nice comment. So glad you enjoyed it

[@brittneybistline2114]

Wow! I'm in music theory right now and I've been having the hardest time memorizing the circle of 5ths, this is super helpful!! Thank you so much!

[@amoscungte6030]

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[@robertwjtaylor]

Thank you so much for the fantastic lesson, it really helps an old dog(over 60 now) like me who is a self-taught guitarist, vocalist, composer, and pianist etc

[@GracieTerzian]

You’re so welcome!

[@wasabisolomon]

I learned this 30 years ago and was really proficient but haven't thought about it in many years.... This video made it like riding a bike - as soon as I remembered my little BEADGCF trick in my head it all came back!! thank you!! I am more motivated to play now, instead of just noodling and playing the same old things over and over....

[@ChocolateJewels]

This is bloody brilliant! I’m 50, have a musical background from my adolescence, but as an adult I’ve always felt like something was missing. Enter music theory. Been trying to figure out the circle of 5ths by myself, and this presentation is ”da bomb”. Thanks for doing this! I’m excited to check out more of your stuff.

[@GracieTerzian]

Aww thank you so much! I’m sorry for the slow reply. Sometimes these comments get buried in my notifications. I really appreciate reading this though and I’m so glad you found the video helpful.

[@ChocolateJewels]

@@GracieTerzian Hey, no worries. I didn't expect a reply at all, so the fact that you did reply is a lovely surprise ☺️

[@eidlebanon5245]

Guitarists like myself would just picture the fretboard and nail it all down. Thank youuu 👌🏻💙

[@denismguitar1552]

Learn Hendrix progressions and get lots of useful theory applied on the neck! Thank you JMH.

[@mauricebrown24]

Gracie, I'm a new guitar player and needed some help on music theory. I have learned to read the music staff. The circle of 5ths however, just seemed so daunting after watching multiple videos on the subject. I must say your videos have actually made learning and actually understanding the 5ths so so much easier. Thanks so much for the series. I will see you on Patreon. You look so cute with your little ukulele 😏

[@AT-uf5uw]

The first 5 years of piano lessons as a brand new adult student, the French school I was attending never taught us how to read music, nothing about scales, intervals, chords, or circle of fifths. Then in my 5th year, I changed to 3 more private teachers and they also didn’t teach any of the above. It wasn’t til my teacher w/ Juilliard PHd finally taught me some of these fundamentals. Circle of Fifths were super confusing for the last 2 years for me. Thank you for slowly explaining and writing out each scale with their sharps or flats. You are the best theory teacher ever! 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️

[@johnsnow9232]

This video has been invaluable to my musical education. Very well done😀

[@rabaanum]

Your teaching style vibes so well with my learning style, I appreciate it more than I can ever express!!!! I grasped it in your 16 min video better than any thing else this entire year of learning. Thank you ✨💓

[@GracieTerzian]

Aww that is so wonderful to hear! Thank you so much!

[@jrvoorhies93]

Nice. Thanks Gracie... I really appreciate how you broke it down. You're a blessing to those of us who have dabbled in the circle before, yet had limited practical application to help cement it in. Keep up the good (great) work.

[@capistranocovers]

This has got to be the best and easiest way I'm finally made to fully grasp the concept of the Circle of Fifths...and I'm 35 and have been playing the guitar for a good chunk of my life. Grazie, Gracie! I'm showing this to my kids. :)

[@glenwright7124]

Excellent! As someone who plays guitar but can't read music, this is the first time I have understood how the Cycle of Fifths works

[@GracieTerzian]

So happy to hear that!!!!

[@clintwalton2429]

I have been playing by ear for 40 years, I am amazed how you make this so easy to understand, Thank you!!!

[@GracieTerzian]

Rock on! And thanks for your nice comment!

[@toddstapley7185]

This is the BEST explanation of the circle of 5ths I have ever heard!! Great job !!

[@baforia46]

I've watched so many explanations of the circle and walked away thinking I'm just not musically inclined or I just don't completely get it. Such a great simple presentation of the circle and I get it now. And along with getting it, I have such a nice feeling of gratitude for you.

[@jerrymcgeorge4117]

"We play in five flats and get thrown out of all of them!" ~ Moe Howard 1939

[@tonythecroc]

You should get a Nobel prize for explaining this. Brilliant Stuff!!!!!

[@amoscungte6030]

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[@matthiassoellner]

Dear Gracie, I have to say you this (believe it or not), but I saw your video and for the first time I really understand the whole system. For my life time (I learned every letter and every sign by heart) but I never understood the connections. So I wanna thank you so much for sharing this very useful tutorial video. You are such a remarkable teacher! With lovely greetings from Germany to New York Matthias

[@harriswarner3458]

Amazing presentation! I’m older and play guitar with no music theory at all. I’ve seen the Circle many times but never really understood it. Thanks to you I do now!

[@bmoraga01]

Wow! You are: an incredible teacher who makes the confusing easy to understand, and drop dead gorgeous. (I felt like I was in my 7th grade Art class! ) Thanks for posting.

[@GracieTerzian]

Aw shucks thanks so much!! :)

[@ABI-qy2bu]

The teachers like you makes the concept so so easy that anyone can understand. I have watched hundred of videos but was very confused about flats and sharps. . Finally your video made the concept so easy. I have no words to express my gratitude. Thank you so so much. May God bless you and ur loved ones.

[@GracieTerzian]

Aw this is the nicest comment ever. Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you found it helpful. May God bless you and your loved ones too! And good luck on your musical journey :)

[@Bo-lh3op]

Excellent!!!

[@pradyun414]

after such a long period , the circle revealed its association with sharps and flats so lucidly.. superb Gracie....❤

[@GracieTerzian]

:)

[@alessandrosantos510]

I’ve watched so many instructional videos on the circle of 4ths and 5ths but failed to fully understood what it was all about. Fortunately, I stumbled upon this video. Unbelievable! Explained in the easiest and simplest manner, what I failed to grasp before suddenly became crystal clear. Thank you so much! Well done! 👏👏👏

[@WayaAskin]

Thank you, Gracie, for making the Circle of Fifths easy for me to learn and memorize. Your video was the easiest for me to understand. I've always played music by ear, so now I"m finally making an attempt to learn music theory so I can learn more about how it works. Again, thank you for teaching it so clearly!

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you very much!!! And you are so welcome!

[@mrdave740a]

You taught me more about the Circle than the 10 or 12 other videos I've watched, and made it easy to follow! The Order of Sharps and Flats is something no one else talked about. Being able to easily figure out which notes are sharp or flat in any key is super helpful. Thank you, subscribed.

[@GracieTerzian]

Thanks so much for subscribing! I'm so glad you found the video easy to follow! Makes me very happy to hear.

[@seangarland]

Agreed. I never understood, or had explained, the Order of Sharps and Flats. It makes perfect sense, thanks to this brilliant explanation.

[@jaxflRealtor]

Your are the best teacher for music I have came across, really appreciate the way you explain everything, I keep coming back, thank you.

[@tonski2543]

Easiest way for me to remember the order of sharps is by visualizing on the guitar a root - p5 "zigzag" pattern starting from the 6th string F to its perfect 5th on the 5th string (C) then back up to G and its perfect 5th (D) and so on up to B. Moving backwards gets me the order of flats. Thank you Gracie you rock!

[@Piku0055]

I took notes like a school going kid lol. This was so cool! Thank you so much for this Gracie.

[@margretherandall5689]

Gracie, you are a wonderful teacher, so clear and concise. Thank You 🙏

[@GracieTerzian]

You are so welcome! Thank you for saying such a lovely thing!

[@brandonmurphy8047]

Thank you very much for this video. Every other video I've watched on the Circle of Fifths briefly touches on the Orders of Sharps and Flats but doesn't go into much detail. This is so much better for quickly finding the notes in scales rather than having to remember "Tone-Tone-Semitone-Tone-Tone-Tone-Semitone..." Also, I'm watching this while holding a 5-string bass that's tuned to E-A-D-G-C and now I know why that's the standard tuning. That's awesome. Subscribed.

[@JanetGraceMuse]

Miss Gracie, THANK YOU! As a young dislectic student, I was unable to recreate or learn this easily. I did learn it eventually and have taught music with compassion for children w learning disabilities. I do not mind teaching the exact same lesson 29 different ways. My joy comes when the kids are able to understand and memorize the lessons. Thank you so much for these lessons. I will incorporate your simple, yet highly effective method into their lessons, hopefully with your blessings. Your teaching style is so perfect, I'm moved to tears. I'll be watching and sharing with the kids. You're a jewel in this world. So many thanks and appreciation. 💕 Best always. JG. "Littlest Music School."