The Circle of Fifths Explained for Guitar | How to ACTUALLY Understand The Circle of 5ths on guitar

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[@Samjamguitar]

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I've had music lessons in school for many years and we spoke about the circle of fifths a lot. I never understood it properly. Now I watched a 15 minutes video and it all makes sense.

[@Samjamguitar]

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[@Samjamguitar]

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[@Samjamguitar]

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Up until this video I had a very loose understanding of the Circle of Fifths, I knew it could be used as a quick reference for chords in a key and the like but everywhere else Ive seen it explain just didn't quite click. But the way you put made a light bulb go off in my head and suddenly I got it. I love the way you format these lessons.

[@Samjamguitar]

Excellent! Glad it helped and welcome to the channel!

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[@Samjamguitar]

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[@Samjamguitar]

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Simply the BEST explanation of that circle I ever heard! I knew of it but never known what was the purpose. Only remember it was quickly mentioned by some guitar teacher years ago... As always THANK YOU!

[@Samjamguitar]

Hey Matteo! Thanks👍 I certainly put a tonne of effort into making this the most comprehensive Lesson on the circle of 5ths as possible...so Really pleased you enjoyed it! I plan to reference the circle of 5ths in future videos so needed a lesson on this so that viewers didn't have to go elsewhere to get a full understanding of the circle👌 thanks once again!

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The circle of fifths has been vital to me for understanding theory. I cannot overstate that at all. I can figure out all major and minor triads using it....and applying it to a guitar that is standard tuning is pretty simple. I know it as well as I know how to spell my name. It helped me figure out how to find the notes in every major and minor mode. For me, knowing the root and the fifth of any major or minor scale creates a sort of connect of dots and I think it has to do with the fact that the fifth up or down (which is also fourths) is a very distinct sound to me. Then, from that, it is connect the dots to get the rest of the whatever major or minor scale I want to play. It goes a bit sideways with chords that are dim but that is much easier for me to wrap my head and ear around. I honestly could not sit there and apply each mode formula to get the scale. That is way too much memorization. (What the heck is a Phrygian anyway? Hey yeah, knew a Dorian in kindergarten!) For me, this is the "do this one trick" for theory. And it is very simple for me to see fifths on music notation as well. When I look at a piece of music, the first thing I see are the fifths. Then, it's everything else. I have had this argument about how I think that this needs to be taught first or at least within the first few classes of any theory or music lesson with other people who understand theory and are better technical players than I will ever be. And I simply cannot explain to them why this worked for me in terms they understand. Oh well... Great video! Fifths for all!

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[@Samjamguitar]

You're very welcome!

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The most difficult circle explained in the most easily understandable way. You have just unlocked so much for me today.

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I found the videos about chords and arpeggios to be extremely easy to understand and very helpful. This is the first one that I've seen that actually seems harder to grasp. I realized that is because it is far more intricate. I wonder if you could do another video touching on this further. Thanks for your videos!

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I took a college level beginning theory class which made the circle of fifths seem much more complex than it is. Thank you for this, makes so much more sense.

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[@Samjamguitar]

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Best explanation on KZbin. I’ve seen so many on this subject and there always appeared to be something lacking in their descriptions. Finally I’m able to clear my Circle of 5ths folder and just have the one reference. I was hoping to have an early night, but now it looks like I’ll be up watching the rest of this channel’s videos. Great presentation with professional colour coded diagrams.

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65 years old and have played piano forever….i never understood this before. Very valuable lesson!

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[@Samjamguitar]

Great to hear! Cheers!

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[@Samjamguitar]

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You are the best at explaining the theory of fifths. I especially like the 1, 4, 5. Thanks for the clarity-like aciddragon below I'll be watching it over again....Awesome!

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I finally understand how to actually use the circle of fifths! Thank you!

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[@Samjamguitar]

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If you go using 4ths instead of 5ths, the word BEAD and Bb Eb Ab Db. Remembering the word bead makes it easy. Also the guitar is tuned in 4ths.

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[@Samjamguitar]

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[@Samjamguitar]

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Great explanation and the British accent is perfectly fitting. I feel like John Entwistle is teaching us the circle of fifths.

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2 perfect 5ths strummed together make it what i love to call the NU chord.....try E B F# (with distortion) .....and you're suddenly transported to the late 90s early 2000s....with many bands like Linkin Park, Incubus, Staind, Creed, Trust Company, Hoobastank and many other bands used..... I swear by this tuning 🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️🤘🏻🤘🏻

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