The Circle of Fifths for SONGWRITING

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 248

  • @UnforgivingEnd
    @UnforgivingEnd 2 місяці тому +9

    This is a text-book video for any TEACHER that wants to learn how to teach.
    People who can explain the theory are a dime a dozen, but someone who can cook it down to something that also visually interesting and simple to follow - is rare to come across.

  • @lawrencetaylor4101
    @lawrencetaylor4101 Рік тому +116

    One of the clearest explanations of modes in the Circle of Fifths. As a beginner, I really appreciate this.
    There are several channels that try to explain things but they expect a higher understanding of music theory or technical ability. That is a real art. Merci beaucoup.

  • @yung_marion_brown
    @yung_marion_brown 10 днів тому +3

    Thank you for this! Super clear & helpful

  • @agatasoda
    @agatasoda Рік тому +142

    If this was taught to me this back when I start learning music I might have become the professional musician my guitar teacher imagined me being.

  • @tres913
    @tres913 Рік тому +54

    Your graphics are absolutely killer! They demonstrate everything you say and leave nothing to the imagination. Just brilliant.

    • @Calatriste54
      @Calatriste54 9 місяців тому +1

      Bravo, heartily agreed..

    • @twheeler1980
      @twheeler1980 3 місяці тому +1

      Soooo many screenshots! Lol.

  • @BenjaminSteber
    @BenjaminSteber 2 місяці тому +2

    This is a godsend of a video. I finally see the beauty of the modes in the circle of fifths that I was missing all these years.
    Remember kids: I Dial Phones Like My Aunt Laura.

  • @BarryElwyn123
    @BarryElwyn123 2 місяці тому +1

    Very good. Nice flow of information. Good graphics.

  • @youtubetactical4482
    @youtubetactical4482 Рік тому +7

    Best video has done more to unlock the guitar for me than anything I've read or watched in the last 2 decades . Thank you Mike.

  • @Gares.
    @Gares. 10 місяців тому +10

    This might be the best Circle of Fifths tutorial video yet! Incredibly helpful with the visualization it presents.

  • @davidmorris3175
    @davidmorris3175 Рік тому +16

    instant sub! I actually had my jaw drop in real life when I saw the animations. That made more sense than it has since day one. THIS is how you explain theory.

  • @DrChaad
    @DrChaad Рік тому +23

    Thank you for the intensive graphics and well-placed audio samples to accompany your clear and succinct narration.

  • @ranmanfl5597
    @ranmanfl5597 4 місяці тому +3

    MG this is pure genius, the greatest instructional music video on UA-cam. this could be a TED Talk. you have deciphered the code that leads to pure joy. many thousand thanks

  • @NousSpeak
    @NousSpeak 6 місяців тому +2

    This is the clearest explanation I've ever encountered of this! Thank you so much!

  • @curtpiazza1688
    @curtpiazza1688 Рік тому +6

    Great lesson...love the "palette" analogy! Love the Pachelbel Progression..I m practicing it in all keys on the piano..If Pachelbel only knew how famous he became! He died in 1706...the year Benj. Franklin was born!

  • @RawRepiCfaiL1
    @RawRepiCfaiL1 8 місяців тому +2

    this was by far the best explanation of the circle of 5ths i've heard, prior to this I had a vague sense of relatedness between chords but didn't really understand the underlying mechanics of that.

  • @edwardlambert7445
    @edwardlambert7445 Рік тому +5

    Of all the videos i've watch re: chord progressions/music theory this is by far the best. Thanks for posting

  • @AnthonyCarrier
    @AnthonyCarrier 9 місяців тому +4

    The circle of 5ths is the periodic table of elements to the informed or seeking musician in music...!

  • @VicSarjoo
    @VicSarjoo Рік тому +2

    This is the most lucid and brilliant explanation of the formerly enigmatic COF. Most videos spit jargon. This is actual understanding. With clear graphics. You ROCK! Yakmala!

  • @ozboomer_au
    @ozboomer_au Рік тому +2

    I've loved the Circle of Fifths for decades.. and your videos have been more than helpful in helping me to (re-)discover the uses for it.
    I'm glad you explained why you used the A Major chord in the Aeolian mode version of the 'Pachelbel' progression. as I *did* expect the A Minor there.
    ...but looking at the modes through 'the circle' is something I hadn't thought about for building progressions. Most helpful. Fanx! for posting :)

  • @bonwana2275
    @bonwana2275 11 місяців тому +2

    The best description I have seen!! Awesome. Thankyou 🎉

  • @gloryrow100
    @gloryrow100 Рік тому +1

    I wish I could have heard you explain this 50 years ago! Thank You!

  • @clementcomes1516
    @clementcomes1516 Рік тому +5

    Great lesson as always.
    You definitly deserve a fast growing channel! Thank you.

  • @ldmassey
    @ldmassey Місяць тому

    This is a great video. I almost didn't click it because piano is my main instrument, but glad I did because I've played and composed for almost 2 decades and have tried to understand and embrace the CoF many times but have never understood it's purpose or had the confidence to use it properly until now. Something about the way you explain it just finally clicked for me, I feel like a light came on and a door opened. I'm so excited to get home and sit at my piano now. Thank you so much, and I'm definitely subscribing now.

  • @ebolds4918
    @ebolds4918 День тому

    This explanation is super helpful 👍🏽

  • @jonmurph589
    @jonmurph589 9 місяців тому

    It's amazing the difference a good teacher makes. I've tried to get my head around this a few times without much success.... Until now.
    Thank you for sharing,.

  • @margaretmcglynn5077
    @margaretmcglynn5077 4 дні тому

    Your content is amazing. You're like the Carl Sagan/Neil DeGrasse Tyson of music. Gives me that sci-fi sense of wonder feelin, except for music. Thanks for posting this and for all you do. Applying the guitar stickers to my Fender Strat today. Hoping to learn the fretboard so I can sight-read.

  • @leftofcenter4
    @leftofcenter4 2 місяці тому +1

    Thumbs up and I subscribed. Been in music for decades and knew about the Cof5 but never completely committed to learning it in and out.. a very ingenious music theory tool.

  • @joemichael3414
    @joemichael3414 11 місяців тому

    I've been playing guitar again for over 2 years. I'm 46 years old and I love the blues, and I can riff with pretty good. But, until this video that I found by luck, now I can honestly say, "Thank You Sir!" I understand the circle now thanks 2 you!

  • @MouridEnglish
    @MouridEnglish Місяць тому

    This is a WAAAAW explanation of the circle of fifths. Thank you so much!!! Cheers from Morocco!

  • @steviek6484
    @steviek6484 3 дні тому

    Love the diagrams going to have to grab that

  • @ChrisGrider-rv8ry
    @ChrisGrider-rv8ry 10 днів тому

    Thank you. Eye opener!

  • @billhasty5197
    @billhasty5197 Рік тому +4

    Very well done. Loved it.

  • @Super__Goliath
    @Super__Goliath 10 місяців тому

    I've never played keys in my life and only took a brief, single semester guitar class in high school, which I failed. After a few videos and several hours just banging around on my midi controller, I feel like I am able to actually play. I even found a few basic progressions to existing songs just by listening for them and knowing now what chords look like and how they interact. Thank you for this video

  • @robert-wr6md
    @robert-wr6md День тому

    That was incredible, phew thats so helpful.

  • @Zayskibop
    @Zayskibop Рік тому

    This is beautifully crafted, such a great way to focus on music from the beginning and not waste time. This is years of confusion, wrapped into a 15 minute all you ever need..

  • @aslamahmed2564
    @aslamahmed2564 6 місяців тому

    Dear Mike, your theory explination is outrageois and fantastically very well laid out to eye and mind, just to understand how music theory actually functions. Watching your vidao channel is a great pleasure. Somehow every thing made sense to me when I watched your video a couple of times. I like and appriate your method of tutoral teaching. Especially for the beginners like me.

  • @Devin-ul4ho
    @Devin-ul4ho 7 днів тому

    Thank you for this video. This was so informative

  • @jonathancook7152
    @jonathancook7152 Рік тому

    This is the clearest explanation I have ever found on circle of 5ths. Amazing graphics too. Merci buckets!

  • @MaduroMan
    @MaduroMan 9 місяців тому

    I recently purchased The Chord Wheel by Jim Fleser and used this video to help learn how to use it. Thanks for a clear cut explanation without all the music mumbo jumbo.

  • @pw7532
    @pw7532 Рік тому +1

    If you're wondering what that sound was, it was me shouting "Eureka..." in Ionian mode !
    Great explanation. Thanks Mike, I finally get the Circle of Fifths... 🎉

  • @michaelromanelli3437
    @michaelromanelli3437 8 місяців тому

    Well done Mike, Took classical lessons as a kid and never delved big into the theory of the circle of fifths, just understood it as the trip up through the sharps and down through the flats. This tutorial makes it so easy to understand their relationships for song writing, or be able to listen to any song and recognizing the different modes or progressions used. Very cool.

  • @tonycameron5596
    @tonycameron5596 8 місяців тому

    A really fabulous explanation of the circle of 5ths, and modes, Mike. Thanks a ton.

  • @LEIFanevret
    @LEIFanevret 6 місяців тому

    Wow! Yes! Finally thanks a lot for showing it in a best possible way🙋🎸

  • @TheMusicLab-p5f
    @TheMusicLab-p5f 2 місяці тому

    Damn no words mike. I wasted so much money on music theory lessons. But this video is a blessing. you
    are a real Dr.Practical this will help me so much brother. Thank you keep doing what you do.

  • @JoakimForysund
    @JoakimForysund 8 місяців тому

    This has got to be the best of the best explanations I have seen. Thanks!

  • @Nukphonik
    @Nukphonik Місяць тому

    Wow! very cool. explained so well

  • @theshirehighlander7292
    @theshirehighlander7292 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for taking time to explain everything there is to know about this.

  • @alexanderauld7046
    @alexanderauld7046 6 місяців тому +1

    I remember when my piano teacher tried to teach me this, and I’d ask why, and she’d always say “cause all musicians have to” and then I got burnt out just trying to memorize everything. Not really learning how to apply it or how everything connects. Now I feel like I’ve graduated a PHD in physics

  • @MennaBusiness-w9t
    @MennaBusiness-w9t Місяць тому

    literally, it is everything

  • @Nathia
    @Nathia 14 днів тому

    amazin! very helpful thanks!

  • @gunnarsteinngunnarsson4521
    @gunnarsteinngunnarsson4521 Рік тому

    This is one of the better explanations of the circle of 5ths that I have seen. Thanks for this

  • @lucaskeel
    @lucaskeel 6 місяців тому

    Komplexe Materie einfach erklärt und vor allem gut visualisiert, merci

  • @windrider65
    @windrider65 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for sharing Mike, you have opened up this old man's eyes to make sure of this.
    From Charlie

  • @Johnworksdaily
    @Johnworksdaily 7 місяців тому

    This is a really great explanation of the circle of fifths. Very helpful, Thanks!

  • @BruïnGebakken
    @BruïnGebakken Рік тому

    You're a brilliant and gifted music teacher. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

  • @Klight14
    @Klight14 9 місяців тому

    this explanation helps me a lot. I now understand more about the transposition of chods of a song from different octaves. tnx sir Mike

  • @drummermomcjs
    @drummermomcjs 10 місяців тому

    Very helpful, thank you. The moving template that outlines the diatonic chords and how to use it to change chord progressions like you did with Pacabel's was particularly useful.

  • @tonywtyt
    @tonywtyt Рік тому +1

    To me, its actually pretty easy to tell which chord types are by position,. This seems to be shown in any book containing basic there. The thing that I failed to connect in my mind is how the chords are associated to the modes of a scale.

  • @marcoserrasp
    @marcoserrasp Рік тому +1

    Great explanation. Thanks!

  • @GaryBook
    @GaryBook Рік тому +2

    You do great work. Thank you.

  • @Phoboss32
    @Phoboss32 Рік тому

    Nooo way! The circle of fifths is a gift for humankind to make music!

  • @leonardotorquato1891
    @leonardotorquato1891 9 місяців тому

    hello mike, never heard of your YT channel before. this must be the 20th video i watch to try and understand the circle of fifths, im not even halfway through and its making incredible sense to me for the first time on how it works. im subscribing rn, great work my bro!

  • @roadguide123
    @roadguide123 3 місяці тому

    Amazing…big thanks

  • @DirgeMcElvoy
    @DirgeMcElvoy 11 місяців тому

    The best explanation I have ever seen.

  • @invisigoth777
    @invisigoth777 3 місяці тому

    Impressive.. it gave me ideas where i never knew to go

  • @_haru.o
    @_haru.o Місяць тому

    amazing AMAZING video

  • @antenehgetachew9950
    @antenehgetachew9950 9 місяців тому +1

    Thank you. God bless you

    • @cuber759
      @cuber759 6 місяців тому +1

      God bless you!!! Love to see your music journey

  • @FrixosMariosGeralis
    @FrixosMariosGeralis 7 місяців тому

    THANK YOU FROM OUR HEARTHS BRO !!! SIMPLE AND AWESOME LESSONS

  • @charlesarmstrong5292
    @charlesarmstrong5292 9 місяців тому

    An excellent explanation. So well put together. Thank you!!

  • @bulexmediapro3317
    @bulexmediapro3317 3 місяці тому

    You got yourself a sub!Great video with visuals🙏🏾. Perfectly explained

  • @lucrebrazzi4069
    @lucrebrazzi4069 3 місяці тому

    OMG can I come live with you Yoda? I swear severely visual people like me NEED to learn a different way! You are on to something ! Thank you!

  • @professorRumi
    @professorRumi 10 місяців тому

    Excellent and so useful . It puts everything in perspective.

  • @bmcd
    @bmcd 11 місяців тому +1

    Phenomenal lesson. You should build an app with that with the wheel so it’s movable and adjustable to each key and mode. I’d happily pay to own an app that I could easily cycle through this for chord progressions. Really brilliant lesson

    • @thisisjuliacosta
      @thisisjuliacosta 10 місяців тому

      I use an app called smart chord, it's very usefull and has lots of other tools too

    • @bmcd
      @bmcd 10 місяців тому

      @@thisisjuliacosta I don’t see it in App Store. Is it Android ?

    • @thisisjuliacosta
      @thisisjuliacosta 10 місяців тому

      @@bmcd ohh that's a pity, it's android only :(

  • @anime_fan6748
    @anime_fan6748 Рік тому

    You js helped me learn how to write a song, I needed to learn how to write a melody n what chords I’m on a learn I’ve always been stuck when it came to figuring out chords bc I’ve never knew about the circle of fifths until today which is really helpful you explain this so well and now I can song write for my school band n I could now understand my guitar more rather than just knowing “oh it js sounds write bc it music I mean idk how to make it myself all I know is that it sounds like music” but now I can make sense of it and have more creative liberties when it comes to understanding how to do that (new sub btw)

  • @stevelafler
    @stevelafler Рік тому +1

    Dude. Thanks.

  • @LunarExGames
    @LunarExGames 5 місяців тому

    Exactly what I was looking for. You rock

  • @JimLarranaga5k
    @JimLarranaga5k 8 місяців тому

    Thank for this! Also Hotel California moves in fifth s 😅

  • @markwolf6814
    @markwolf6814 Рік тому

    your method is like an expansion on the "hooktheory' series where they color code roman numerals to show chord progressions. awesome stuff!

  • @ericknudten7272
    @ericknudten7272 8 місяців тому

    This is pure gold. Thank you!

  • @genegleckner2732
    @genegleckner2732 4 місяці тому

    Wow , that was so good ! I need to find a chart like that , that is so useful , thank you

  • @krabeats1282
    @krabeats1282 Рік тому +1

    Awesome vid/tut - thank you 🙏

  • @Luislazarosolana
    @Luislazarosolana Рік тому

    So easy to understand that seems unreal. Great job. Thanks!

  • @FrogeFella
    @FrogeFella 10 місяців тому

    This is insanely helpful to me, I can play most of the chords on the chart but the concept of different keys has always confused me greatly and so I've only played by ear. I have wasted plenty of hours trying out chords to see which match well, where with the circle of fifths I have a much clearer idea of what my options are.

  • @QuinnCheryl02
    @QuinnCheryl02 9 місяців тому

    I'm not very smart at music theories but when you explained modes , I sort of hear Do Rae Me Fa So La Ti Do .

  • @Capt_Ron
    @Capt_Ron Рік тому +1

    Awesome! Thank you 😃

  • @raydanielz9408
    @raydanielz9408 Рік тому

    Mike, you are a BEAST😃. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE AWESOME VIDEOS. You give us a whole new world 🌍🎉🙏

  • @sophiafakevirus-ro8cc
    @sophiafakevirus-ro8cc Місяць тому

    Wish the part about switching the progression to minor had been slowed and explained more, but very well made video.

  • @jeremiahbarlow1924
    @jeremiahbarlow1924 Рік тому

    Deep for a beginner, but glad I found this information.

  • @Cowboy1Brian
    @Cowboy1Brian Місяць тому

    holy shit. Ive been playing for 38 years and I never knew any of this. I feel like rage quitting. this will literally change my life (of playing), should I decide to go on 🤣🤣

  • @denniswolff6978
    @denniswolff6978 Рік тому

    Thanks so much! With your ColorMusic ChordMap (excellent product!) and explanations, you have done a masterful job of compiling the bits of knowledge I have developed over the years into a far more useful physically condensed foundation upon which I will now continue to grow. Besides the colors, I've also found your use of the squares and circles to be exceptionally helpful to my thinking.

  • @TheNewBDetailer
    @TheNewBDetailer Рік тому +4

    OMG! Saved as a favourite too! Music theory education at its finest. That was easily understood and I followed along no problem. Thank you for your efforts to create this theory lesson.

  • @katherinehansen5801
    @katherinehansen5801 7 місяців тому

    My mind Is blown ! ❤

  • @elom44
    @elom44 10 місяців тому

    This all made perfect sense - thank you!

  • @fys9110
    @fys9110 Рік тому +1

    💖💖💖 Thank you very much!!!

  • @jameslabs1
    @jameslabs1 9 місяців тому

    Very Helpful, and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thanks

  • @traegermethod3802
    @traegermethod3802 7 місяців тому

    Brilliant teaching. thank you.

  • @Lee-zn3qy
    @Lee-zn3qy 8 місяців тому

    thank you so much! i was so stucked what the hell is key about and now i've got it haha Bless you and happy new year!

  • @mazyqotmazyqot4952
    @mazyqotmazyqot4952 29 днів тому

    YOU ROCK! Thanx for the explanation. You're so ditatic, specially by using so clear graphics and demonstration with musical examples. There's just one thing I think you should consider: you talk too fast, and play the examples too accelerated. For some not into musical theory, like me, and who doesn't have the english as native language, it gets a little bit complicated to follow up. Thanx for the job you had to make all this stuff.

  • @Safeshelter
    @Safeshelter 6 місяців тому

    Shut up and take my money! Mind blowing, tks for share

  • @tonyhudspeth3861
    @tonyhudspeth3861 Рік тому

    like it ??? i loved it.. you have just won a new follower