Circle of 5ths: Unlock the Minor Scales

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[@GracieTerzian]

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[@7Wounds]

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[@maryk6780]

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[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you so much Mary! I love to hear this so much! Keep up the good work and best of luck on your continued musical journey! :)

[@beckyling9916]

learned a lot after watching a couple of your music theory lessons. just bought a circle of 5th clock from the link above, plan to stare at it as much as possible so hopefully one day I can remember the image of the entire clock. :)

[@BlueElf66]

One way I learnt to memorize the order of sharps is... Father Christmas Gave Dad An Electric Blanket

[@VernonTate-y1i]

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[@BlueElf66]

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[@xyzlmnop5206]

Mice Mnemonic!!

[@lambgoat2421]

Father charles goes down and eats balls

[@cats10999]

That's the BEST ONE, AND THE ONLY ONE I CAN REMEMBER! then..Blanket exploded and dad got cold feet for the flats!

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[@user-je8fq2wm3y]

thanks to you, I've successfully memorized the circle of fifths. thank you so much!

[@GracieTerzian]

Great job!

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OMG this is like a light house showing the way!!!

[@GracieTerzian]

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Gracie my girl, you are so good at teaching! Mercy angel! It makes perfect sense. I think I heard the baby in the background. Makes this old man smile big.

[@khandelwalgautam]

Gracie, I have been researching on circle of 5'th and that's how landed at this video and let me tell you, it is one of the best lessons on major and minor scales using circle of 5'th, one reason probably is your natural smile and more teaching less drama strategy, every moment of this 33.29 minutes is worth listening. I think, I will keep watching your videos, thanks for doing what you do!!

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OMG!! I have searched high and low to find the easiest way to understand this damn circle of fifths! And you were the only one who explained it brilliantly! I couldn't recommend your KZbin videos enough! I am sitting my Grade 5 theory test soon and this is heaven-sent! Thanks so much! Viewing all the way from England!

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Can’t wait to see this one!

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Loving your lessons Gracie (Sharps) Fast Cars Go Dangerously Around Every Bend (Flats) Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father

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Because I've watched all your previous music theory videos, this was an easy refresher. Thanks, Gracie. All the best to you and your family.

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[@VernonTate-y1i]

In my 60s learning guitar I got more out of the circle of fifths than anything one else thank you and God bless you and your family 👍🏻🤘🏻

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[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you! I have a music theory playlist (under the "playlist" section on my channel) if you want to watch the videos in an order that makes sense and builds on itself.

[@eduardois7003]

Gracie...what a video, beautiful explanation of the famous circle of fifth, now I know how they where those notes come from. Thank you for sharing you just won another student.

[@GracieTerzian]

You are so welcome!

[@7Wounds]

You just made this so much more simpler for me. Thank you!

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Namaskaar.Very good explanation. Very easy follow& memorise.Thank you

[@Humawayharp]

Finally understand the circle of 5th.....excellent teacher🎉😊

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[@brooooooooooke]

I love that quick way to draw the minor part of the circle💖 I've never been able to memorize it just off the top of my head... It always takes a lot of brain burning thinking and lots of suspicion I'm doing it wrong.

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[@hansweichselbaum2534]

Excellent information and presentation, as always. I like the way you draw a star at 5:01. I had to practice a couple of times to get the hang of it.

[@robfairbrother3014]

I prefer the mnemonic that you mentioned because it follows a similar theme when it comes to the flats: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle for sharps and for flats: Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father

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Aw thank you so much Skylar! You are so sweet :) Much appreciated. Glad you found the reinforcement helpful.

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[@joshuagodinez5867]

Sweet. Really love writing out the minor circle part. Your prior major scale video allowed me to figure this out before I saw this vid. I've been trying to drill flashcards (what are the notes in the Gbminor scale?) and I came up with something based on your order of sharps and flats. Bm and Em (the lower notes of the B-C and E-F pairs that are only separated by a half-step) are sharp minor keys as are any keys with a sharp in the name (F#m). Everything else is flat (Cm, Gm, etc [excepting, of course, A which most folks learn early on has no sharps or flats]). Then use the order of sharps or flats to find the accidentals. For sharps go to the next letter (B to C, F# to G, etc.) and that's the last accidental in the order of sharps. B minor means that you'll use C in the order (F,C) so the scale is B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A. Now you know which notes are sharps and how many sharps there are. G# minor means you'll use A in the order (F,C,G,D,A) so the scale is G#,A#,B,C#,D#,E,F#. Flats are similar. Go to the next letter and use the order of flats to note where non-flat notes start and use all the flats up to, but not including, that one. D minor means you'll use E to see that's where non-flats start (B,E [you won't make E flat]) so the scale is D,E,F,G,A,Bb,C. Bb minor means you'll use C in the order (B,E,A,D,G,C [you won't make C flat]) so the scale is Bb,C,Db,Eb,F,Gb,Ab. Now you know Bb minor has 5 flats and what they are. What if someone gives you something crazy like a Gb minor to figure out? Well, here the method breaks down and you have to draw out the circle of fifths to realize that Gb should actually be considered F# so you can figure out a real scale instead of a crazy scale (Gb,Ab,Bbb,Cb,Db,Ebb,Fb). Easier to deal with 3 sharps than 9 flats in a 7-letter scale. But, if someone asks you what the notes are in a real scale then you can use the order of sharps and flats and the next letter trick to figure it out.

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[@raymster8450]

Great video, love the little keyboard for the visual.

[@brucesindahl5684]

I love your clear descriptions and explanations, Gracie. Especially appreciated you video on minors-has been confusing for me-and secondary dominant. If you’re looking for another topic: tritone substitution.

[@GracieTerzian]

Thank you very much!! Yes good suggestion - I will definitely venture into tritone substitutions eventually

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[@EmPeEStOkiE]

What a simple yet effective method and explained brilliantly truly an amazing and educational video. Im a self taught pianist,music producer and Emcee and found your video by far the best in explaining the circle.. Keep it up.

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Thank you, Gracie! This solved some problems for me.

[@JonSnyder]

Thanks for the lesson of minor scales and I appreciate you give a chance for us to figure out the equivalents. Also your game boy earings are very cool!

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Eagerly waiting for a tutorial about types of modes.

[@darrenoak7187]

Great job, weeding out them minor scales., Thank you.

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Another helpful lesson. Thanks very much

[@bzeliotis]

SHARPS: Father Christmas Gave Dad An Electric Blanket FLATS: Blanket Exploded And Dad Got Cold Feet

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Father Charles Gave Dave An Energy Bar.... anyway thanks for you sharing your knowledge.

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Love this video. Awesome job!

[@andregosteli2177]

Mnemonic suggestion: Remember that the order of sharps in the circle of 5th starts with F. That is all to remember. Then you can construct the order yourself. The next sharp is always the 5th degree of the scale A B C D E F G. Explanation: 1st sharp is F. Then counting 5 notes starting with F: F G A B C = 2nd sharp is C. Then start with C counting 5 notes: C D E F G = 3rd sharp is G. Then the next one starts with G and counting 5 notes or degrees: G A B C D = 4th note or sharp is D. Then starting with D we get similarly D E F G A = 5th note to be put as sharp is A. Then A B C D E = 6th note or sharp is E. And finally, the last one: Starting with E (the 6th sharp) we get: E F G A B = 7th sharp is B. That is how to construct the order of sharps easily in case you do not remember: FCGDAEB.

[@hubertfarnsworth6172]

I just use "Fred Can't Get Down And Eat Bacon"

[@hickszn]

Yeah we should know it this way because then it’s not random. There’s a reason the notes are in that order and we should know it

[@bruceall2001]

A lot to memorize lol! But it all makes sense. Thanks for the easy explaination.

[@ramcityfishin]

Hey Gracie. I really enjoyed every bit but the best was during your screaming baby. I love how you just stayed calm lol. As a father who makes phone calls for work I honestly get that all the time lol. My question is, how the 1 4 5 or I IV V chord are all majors, during a minor scale since the first chord is minor, what is the rules during a minor scale? For instance with 2 5 1 it’s not still majors during the 1 if the first chord we begin the scale with is c minor. I’d really appreciate that explanation because I’m trying to venture off of using the Cminor scale to play 2 5 1 vs c major 2 5 1

[@Jim.Marshall]

Excellent Instruction.

[@leaovulcao]

Gracie, I noticed that ALL letters listed in that order (FCGDAEB) each are MATCHED with their 5th Letter ) F. count 5 = C C. count 5 = G G. count 5 = D D. count 5 = C A. count 5 = E E. count 5 = B B. count 5 = F Sounds indeed like the Circle of 5th.!😅 I can relate music with math. They are all interwoven indeed. Also, I noticed that if you read each of them backwards, their distance is 4. So, 5 forward (right), 4 backwards (left).

[@organic527]

Hi Gracie…..I love and appreciate your videos and the piano wipe board you are using is a great idea. Is it available to purchase?

[@navigator5426]

This is great review for a songwriter and musician like me. To remember I just sing the sharps like I do my Abc's and then do the same. Basicly make up a song that I like and can remember. Or just pick a tune and change the words to the circle of 5ths and the order of sharps and flats. By the way, what key do you get when you drop a piano down a mine shaft...............A flat miner.😊❤✌

[@mikexnivax6985]

Its easy to remember order of #. You have to memorize first two: FC. The rest goes as in musical alphabet after F and C in pairs: GD, AE, B.

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Thank you Gracie

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Excellent, thank you, Angel.

[@Photologistic]

The three at the bottom come from both sides, with flats running from 11 o’clock to 5 o’clock counterclockwise, and sharp keys running from 1 o’clock to 7 o’clock.

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Vry nicely explained d concept

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[@charlesarmstrong5292]

Wow Gracie, another exceptionally well explained theory lesson. Very Helpful. Thanks!!

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[@samwhatley2834]

another brilliant vid - thank you

[@stevekannes89]

What a great explanation of how to find the natural minor scales. Thank you so much! 🎸👍🎹

[@simbat1833]

Thanks again, very helpful

[@aero7848]

Thank you for the lesson!

[@GracieTerzian]

you're very welcome!

[@aero7848]

I will try my best to incorporate this as best as I can lol

[@samquintanilla8836]

Love your teaching style. Suggestion- i could benefit from homework assigned to me so to put your teaching to practice. For me I am working on sight reading and fingering on keyboard of simple treble and chords ie. ' All of me'

[@Dicklesberg]

If you sign up for her Patreon she makes worksheets for all her videos to test yourself on the concepts.

[@markserban8154]

Hi Gracie, You have a gift to explain and huge knowledge, thank you for your time. Is there any shortcut to identifying any chords to which scale belongs taking into inconsideration the inversions? It might be a silly question to ask but I am a beginner and I don't yet master all the scales hence the chords and their inversions. If I take a new song and I can see the chords and it takes a bit of groundwork to figure them out, which is absolutely fine, I am not scared of putting the hours in. I was wondering if it is an easy way. Enjoy spring :)!

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[@Archangel_Michaels]

Keep in mind your major minor pairs .... they both contain the same notes so they both share the same sharps and flats. Knowing that we can siimply glance at the circle of fifths and tell what notes are sharps and flats just like our major keys. .... Correct ??? UR number one fan ~ Michael

[@annfung7404]

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[@DavidCraig-yr1fe]

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