The Circle Of Fifths For Practicing Piano- Boogie Woogie Left Hand

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[@SongsforSleepwalkers]

Good, clear explanation. You’re a good teacher. The Circle of Fifths diagram should be on every musician’s wall. Especially musicians who write songs.

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Thank you, Peter at SfS!!!! Trying to remember the name I saw yesterday on your video. Not sure whether you prefer "SfS" or "Peter." Let me know.

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@@chrisdurhammusicchannel Either is fine. SfS is slightly quicker to type so no preference either way. One of these days I want to hear an easy-to-understand music explanation for why augmented chords don’t have any inversions. 😆

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@@SongsforSleepwalkers Um... because 12 divided by 3 is 4...? Wait! They do have inversions, they just each have three names!!! Yeah, let me think about that one. I guess it might work in a video also talking about the diminished 7th chord. You might have given me an idea for another one of these! Thanks, Peter!!!!

[@DianeDelmas-France]

Good morning Chris. It's very generous of you to give piano lessons to everyone who wants to improve! For my part, I take just as much pleasure in watching you play and listening to you speak! This allows me to try to improve my English speaking!😏

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Thank you, Diane!!!!! Or Merci Beaucoup, Mon Ami!!!

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@@chrisdurhammusicchannel Bravo pour les mots en français ! It is perfect my dear Chris ! 👍🫶

[@lesbarberotins10]

Bonjour, merci d'avoir passé ton temps précieux, pour nous créer cette agréable vidéo. Belle journée, à bientôt 🎶🎹 :) 💚 Like12

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LIK it's an appreciable vídeo beautiful lesson it's a pleasure to watch your wonderful culture musical happy easter! Greetings 🎉🌹👍

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[@CALISTADMERCY]

Watching again my friend Good sharing❤

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Thank you, Calista!!!

[@pianothingsmusic]

Yes, the circle of fifths is the way to everything - nice tutorial, Chris 👏🏻

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[@NewPowerArt]

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[@OutOfPiano]

I remember was struggling with the conception of this circle of fifth - really straightforward explanation my friend, enjoyed listening to you 🥰

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Thank you, Out of Piano!!!!

[@Karen_Baldwin.Composer.Pianist]

The circle of 5ths😮

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Thanks for watching, Karen!!!!

[@MF_Miho]

Circle of fifths! I love this.😘♥️ Practicing this kinda used to put me in heaven. Now I wish I could do it again. ☺️ Awsome stuff dear Chis 👍👍 Hugs, Miho 🦊💜

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Thank you, Miho!!!! 🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊

[@KyleCastroTheDrummerBoy090613]

Always a great pleasure to witness your greatness on piano my dear friend Chris! Love and respect Kyle!! 😊🥁🇵🇭

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Hope you paid attention to the lesson, Kyle!!! I will be giving a quiz next week!!! 😜 Joking! Thank you for watching!!!

[@astrogerry]

Oh ... very useful !!! 🙂😊😀 🙂😊😀 Thanks for sharing !!

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Thanks, Gerry!!!!

[@LuigiQuarta67]

Thank you so much dear Chris excellent explanation!!! ❤

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Thank you, Luigi!!!!

[@autocrow]

It's cycling through the circle! 😀🙂 Great explanation of the circle of fifths for practicing!

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Thank you, Autocrow!!!!

[@AntHeaven]

8❤😊😊😊Excellent sharing 👏 😮😮❤❤❤

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Thanks, Rin!!!!

[@julianamartinvlog]

Hi Chris dear You are talented teacher is great to share your knowledge❤😊

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Thank you, Juliana!!!!

[@kmadsmusic]

Great theory lesson! The circle of fifths is always something good to keep in mind for practice, improv, and performance.

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Thank you, KMads!!!!

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Thank you for watching the video, Nitin Dhar!!!!!

[@kickoran]

Thank you very much for the great tutorial

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Thank you, Ruli!!!

[@bryandrums32]

Very cool!!!!!! I love learning from you,,,,,, I love fifths,,,,,,, take five baby

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Thanks, Bryan!!!!

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Excellent sharing Chris. Congratulations.. 👍Have a good sunday Danielle 🎵 🎶👋

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Merci Beaucoup, Danielle!!!

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Thanks you for sharing....🎶🎵👍👍

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Thank you, Pikai!!!!!

[@viviennet6119]

Hello Chris Thankyou so much for this song to practice the piano

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Thank you, Vivienne!!!!

[@Angelsen56]

Fantastic again my friend 👍(+36) Friendly musician greetings....from Germany....Engelbert ♫♯♪ 🙋🏼‍♀

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Thank you, Engelbert!!!!

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[@leeyoung4305]

This video helps you learn essential hand skills when playing the piano. I think it would probably be very useful to many people watching this video.

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Thank you, Lee!!!!

[@gardengit]

This is great educational material. Here it is explained really in the right way. I believe the same way…keys and song playing and knowing this theory is a big benefit. Very well done with the graphics…👌

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Thank you, Daniel!!!!

[@pianomusicplus]

Be back later ….to view this plus many more !!! See you later ~~~💞

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Thanks, Judy!!!

[@SamirAbadeer]

Amazing tutorial 😊

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Thank you, Samir!!!!

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Thank you very much dear Chris😊

[@kennethholmbergoriginalmus2582]

Very interesting information and teaching my friend. Thanks for sharing this with all of us and a like from me my friend.

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Thanks, Kenneth!!!!

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Dear Chris, good afternoon from me. Listening here 😊😊

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Thank you, Janet!!!!!

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You're most welcome Chris!! 🤗

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Thank you, LeLanHue!!!!

[@ChangoGuitarras]

Gran ejercicio Chris, es fundamental saber el circulo de quintas, like y saludos!!!

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Thank you, Chango!!!!

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Excellent video. Keep up the good work! Share in high quality, I enjoyed watching, my support is with you 📺📺📺❤❤❤#60

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Thank you, DJ!!!

[@darbassbasscovers]

Fabulous piece of music and impressive performance my friend - that's awesome!

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Thanks, Darbass!!!!

[@davidmeister_ch]

Thanks for this awesome tutorial. I love these kinds of things. Great boogie woogie pattern 🙂

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Thank you, David!!!!!

[@danielnita1473]

Good day Chris! Wonderful music and performance! Thanks! Good luck to you!

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Thank you, Daniel!!!!

[@mariuszj78inwazjamelodii43]

So very perfect again👍 all good my dear friend

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Thank you, Mariusz!!!!

[@craftyukraine]

That’s a wonderful tutorial. I love the two angles of filming. Unfortunately, I don’t have a piano yet. And I wish to have a day off too for such activities.😅 Lovely.😎👍🏻Thank you!💙💛

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Thank you, Crafty Ukraine!!!!! SLAVA UKRAINI 🔱

[@MusicLah]

The explanation here is perfect!! Thanks for sharing this, Chris!

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Thank you, Wei!!!!!

[@Chunga-MusicIsTheBest]

Interesting lesson Chris! Thanks for sharing my friend! 🎹🗣

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Thanks, Paul!!!!!

[@ainyliu]

Fantastic Chris So great tutorial Have a nice day Big like 👍

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Thank you, Ainy!!!!!

[@LiamWakefield]

Having knowledge of things like circle of fifths, the chords associated with a scale and just a couple of modes has helped me when trying to work out a lot of songs. This knowledge can never restrict our creativity, it will help to ground it in why something sounds the way it does so we can repeat the experience. Warning: Learning about how to get more expression from your instrument can be addictive.

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Thanks, Liam!!! A good type of addiction???

[@LiamWakefield]

@@chrisdurhammusicchannel *sniff* I got it under control *wipe* I can quit theory lessons any time I want *cough* I just don't want to, right now. You know? I will *sniff* just get tremolo worked out and running smooth *cough* smooth as silk, then I can taie a break. Just a little break, but it will be my choice, man *blink, glance* not theirs. Ain't no one controlling me, I am the master of my own destiny. *sniff* oh, look, another video on improv technique...

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[@adamholtz733]

Cool lesson Chris ! 🎹🎵🎶

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Thank you, Adam!!!!

[@Hierrito]

Que maravilla Chris…una explicación clara y adsoluta mente importante 👌gracias hermano

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Gracias, Hierrito!!!!

[@donnamitchell7composerarranger]

I love teaching the circle of fifths! I like your use of the boogie woogie pattern for going around the circle (some call it the circle of 4ths it you travel counterclockwise) Understanding the progressive steps through the circle really helps the brain organize chord progression possibilities especially when considering secondary dominants. Great share, Chris! It makes me want to dive deeper with my students and the exercise is a great one to try.

[@chrisdurhammusicchannel]

Thanks, Donna!!! I think the question of whether it's a 4th or a 5th is best left to philosophers!! PDQ Bach wouldn't have called it a 4th because he was too busy consuming a fifth of whatever he drank before writing those pieces!!! (R.I.P. Peter Schickele.)

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@@chrisdurhammusicchannel Oh you are a PDQ Bach fan too! Love his stuff! Yes, R.I.P. .Peter S.!

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Thank you, Feza!!!!

[@FrankTerzo]

Well done, Chris

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Thank you, Frank!!!!

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Great video🎉Thank you🎹💞

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Thank you, Reiko!!!

[@stefan.kraus-composer]

Great tutorial, Chris!

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Thank you, Stefan!!!!

[@pianoyang]

Thank you for the video. The video helped me! ❤

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Thank you for watching!!!!

[@PaulDes]

very nice info-video Chris !!

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Thank you, Paul!!!!!

[@HarshasRecipe]

Thank you for sharing this amazing tutorial👍❤

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Thank you for watching, Harshas Recipe!!!!!!!!

[@AlexPianoByEar]

Perfect tutorial dear Chris!!! 👌

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Thank you, Alex!!!!!

[@PhilCytheria]

awesome boogie fifths chris bro 😎🎸

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Thanks, Phil!!!!

[@Empirism]

Awesome video, back in the day when I was in the state with guitar, where my progression stopped, I could play the pentatonics and shit but couldnt got further, Circle of fifth was the key thing that opened a world to me, after understanding the very basics of this magnificent diagram, I took leaps very rapidly.

[@Empirism]

Btw, I always wish to hear the point of how you can clearly see relative scales on the diagram, its a very useful for guitarists and why not keyboardists too (speaking of using shapes)

[@chrisdurhammusicchannel]

@@Empirism I studied a little guitar and got into the 5 basic lead guitar scale shapes based on the CAGED system. I was always amazed at how as you began to understand the shapes of each different position to play the Major scale in, how the minor pentatonic was right there under your fingers. It's late and what I just typed might be complete babble, but relative minor and Major scales are kind of like the same thing repackaged to be used for a different purpose!!! Good night. I'm talking out of my...

[@Empirism]

Yeah and speaking of those caged system scale shapes, you need just extend 1 & 3 because 2 is half of 1 and half of 3 and ofc 4 is half of 3 and half of 5, thats the way you need memorize only 3 shapes.@@chrisdurhammusicchannel

[@youjinmusic]

Very well said master Chris! Im learning a lot from you.

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Thank you, YouJin!!!!

[@5canwalk]

Lovely performance 🎉❤

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Thank you, Fai!!!!

[@ColourfulEnergy]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.🎹

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Thanks for watching, Colourful Energy!!!!

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Great Lesson 👍👍👍

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Thank you, Kevin!!!!

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Great video gift😊💖🍓🌸🌿🍠☕🦋🌈🎵

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Thank you, Tetsu Onozawa!!!!!

[@beginnig_beginner]

Hello Chris^^ This is fun😊. I don't understand almost of all 😅 but I ptactice this with you. Thank you.😊

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Thank you, Musica Maravillosa!!!! When you say you don't understand, is it the music theory or my words? I want to make future videos as clear to understand as possible.

[@beginnig_beginner]

@chrisdurhammusicchannel Hello-Chris^^ You Are GREAT!!! I lack piano skills^^:: which is the reason I don't understand this theory. I want to watch it again and again^^-♡

[@chrisdurhammusicchannel]

@@beginnig_beginner If you learn your scales and play them around the circle of fifths, the lesson I was hinting at will make sense. The shape of the white keys to black keys changes gradually through the circle. As you practice your scales in this way, it becomes easier to play and improvise in any key. Just rewatched your Misty. You've got some skills! That's a pretty complex arrangement!

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@@chrisdurhammusicchannel Wow~~♡ I will practice~~^^ Thank you 😊 🙏

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Hello Chris🖐..great!!Wonderful performance😍✨beautiful music👋'top' like 58👍Subscribed to the channel😉Have a nice Sunday❤💖

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Thank you, Max!!!!

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Great work Chris, that was awesome 😆🤘🎵🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Thanks, Adam!!!!

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Incredibl piano lessong!!!

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Thank you, Sioreji!!!!!

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interesting video Chris, you are a great teacher, big Like from me :-) :-)

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Thank you, Raiders!!!!

[@DeepsongProductions]

This tutorial is gold! Cheers Chris

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Thank you, John!!!!!

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@@chrisdurhammusicchannel Very welcome, brother

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Fantastic lesson Crhis 🎹🎶

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Great theory lesson, Chris!

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Thank you, Cassie!!!!

[@SteveD683]

Nice performance Chris!

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Thanks, Steve!!!!!

[@martycli9299]

Great tutorial Chris. I always go counter clockwise and think of it as the circle of fourths but it doesn't matter how you get there it's a great exercise. Good idea to take the boogie woogie patterns for a spin round the cycle as like many I usually only do those tunes in about 3 or 4 keys and the cycle forces you to try new keys. Nicely explained :)

[@chrisdurhammusicchannel]

Thanks, Marty!!!! Trying to make my tutorials as clear as possible, but I realized after I uploaded it that I should have explained what I meant by "shapes." I think of the different key signatures as having different shapes for your fingers on the keys. C is like a barren wasteland without any black keys and the more sharps or flats you get, the more interesting the "landscape!"

[@martycli9299]

Yes the piano is tricky in this respect. If you play something on guitar you can just move it down a fret and play the same thing, same fingers - not so piano, everything changes.

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Thanks, Chris!

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Thanks, Nick!!!

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Very cool how that works!

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Thank you, Rose!!!!

[@ernstvingerhoets]

very interesting.

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Thanks, Ernst!!!!

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Awesome !!!

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Thank you, Oswald!!!!!

[@CHOEYGMUSIC]

Brilliant lesson :) even though am a guitarist I still picked up on this and can implement into my playing. I have always been a little confused with circle of 5ths simply as my theory knowledge is weak! Cheers :)

[@chrisdurhammusicchannel]

Thank you, Choey!!!! There are probably some guitar KZbinrs who explain how to use the Circle of Fifths on the guitar much better than I can. I think that being able to play a simple and complex melodies starting on the E string, then the A string, then the D string, and then even on the G string would be beneficial to a guitarist the way that playing a melody through the circle of fifths is beneficial to a pianist. On the guitar, the B string changes the shapes of scales and lead patterns. This video was meant to nudge pianists out of their comfort zone and get used to the different shapes (where the black keys and white keys happen) in each key.

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3:30 oops! 😂

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Yep!!! Some people edit. I do it live and leave the mistakes in!!!! 🤣🤣

[@EastVirginiaStudios]

Very well done! just subbed. I can use all the education i can get✌

[@chrisdurhammusicchannel]

Thanks!!!! Trying to motivate myself to do more educational stuff. Any subject requests??

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@@chrisdurhammusicchannel do you have anything already on arpeggios on the piano? That's my next mission

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@@EastVirginiaStudios That could be interesting. I don't usually think about arpeggios. They just sort of happen as a natural part of improvisation after almost 50 years of playing jazz. But I will try to do a video to help people play arpeggios...

[@EastVirginiaStudios]

@@chrisdurhammusicchannelsweet! I guess it just sounds very boring and not very musical when I treat them like I would a guitar arpeggio.

[@autocrow]

I really want to get a better understanding of the circle of 5th's so I'm revisiting your video. It is a cycle. Such a great point. The first time I ever heard of the Circle of Fifth's is when I looked up "Mr. Sandman" the 50's song. What notes were the girls singing in the intro? I wanted to know. It sounds awesome. The answer? It was from the circle of fifths. I was just listening to "Frankenstein" by Edgar Winter Group. It cycles around. I'll bet they used the circle of fifths to create those cycles. I need to study this more. One day I would like to create something great.

[@chrisdurhammusicchannel]

Yep, the chord progression in Mr. Sandman has a great circle of fifths chord progression run. Oops! 1:30 AM and I just picked up my guitar to remember the chord progression! Time for sleep!!! Thanks for watching!!!

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Thanks for watching!!!!