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Knowing Your Circle of Fifths

by Andrew Koblick

Now the circle of 5ths sounds very complicated and scientific but it is really a simple concept and one that will help in your songwriting.

The concept is basically starting with the key of C as you move up 5 notes you add a sharp to the key.

C - no sharps
G - 1 sharp
D - 2 sharps
A - 3 sharps
E - 4 sharps
B - 5 sharps
F - 6 sharps

We will go into notes like B flat and E flat in a moment.

Now here is the real power of the circle of 5ths as it pertains to songwiting.

If you take a note.

Lets take A or the key of A you can clock wise and find the 5th in this case the note/chord E. Now if you go counter clockwise you find the D or the 4th.

Why does this apply to songwriting? Well a huge majority of songs are based on the 1 4 and 5 chords

A simple song in A would be:

A major 2 bars
D major 2 bars
A major 2 bars
E major 1 bar
A major 1 bar

You can make up your own words

Now lets go over the Flats

C no flats
F 1 Flat
Bb 2 Flats
Eb 3 Flats
Ab 4 Flats
Db 5 Flats
Gb 6 Flats

Notice Gb and F# are the same notes 6 sharps or 6 flats.

Notice if you go clockwise you go up by a 5th. If you go counter clockwise you go up a 4th.

So the circle of 5ths is also the circle of 4ths.