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Petelanger says– “I have studied the circle of fifths, but it’s such a huge topic, it’s something I’ll be revisiting for years to come. At the time of reading I was able to absorb about 10%, because even grasping the concepts doesn’t mean you have internalized it. I know that it has significance on multiple levels, but it’s not that helpful if you don’t have a good command of intervals yet“.

Well, I think your response here- is by far the more-insightful one! Some say, however to be careful not to overthink it. It’s just a tool that allows you to easily see “what goes with what”- and the order (and/or “number”) the notes and/chords are in, in their respective families/groups/uses, and relative to each other….

I have a hand-drawn, “dual-circle”- (shows major and minor), taped to the top of my desk, and rely on it heavily when I’m writing songs or tinkering with chord progressions.

• This reply was modified 7 months, 3 weeks ago by  the-old-coach.