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	Circle of fifths - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In music theory, the circle of fifths (or cycle of fifths) is a geometrical space that depicts relationships among the 12 equal-tempered pitch classes comprising the familiar chromatic scale.
		The circle of fifths, or fourths, may be mapped from the chromatic scale by multiplication, and vice versa.
		To map between the circle of fifths and the chromatic scale (in integer notation) multiply by 7 (M7), and for the circle of fourths multiply by 5 (M5).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Circle_of_fifths (1171 words)

	Circle of fifths
		In music theory, the circle of fifths is a sequence encompassing all of the notes in the chromatic scale.
		Descending by fifths, and ascending or descending by fourths also works, since motion in one direction by a fourth is equivalent to motion in the opposite direction by a fifth.
		Moving around the circle of fifths is a common way to modulate.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/cy/Cycle_of_fifths.html (105 words)

	Circle of fifths
		In music theory, the circle of fifths is a model of pitch space and is the series encompassing all of the notes in the equally tempered chromatic scale.
		The circle of fifths can also be used to determine which order sharps or flats are added to key signatures.
		The circle of fifths, or fourths, may be mapped from the chromatic scale by multiplication, and vice versus.
	www.mp3.fm /Circle_of_fifths.htm (589 words)

	Philip Tagg \| Circle of fifths - EPMOW entry (2000)
		The circle of fifths is a tonal concept applied to harmony rather than to melody, not least because progressions based on fourths and fifths are much more common in the former than in the latter.
		Since movement clockwise round the circle is by ascending fifths and since an increase in sharps or a decrease in flats implies upward movement, this tonal direction ‘sharpwards’ towards the dominant (from I to V, e.g.
		A certain predilection for real circles of fifths in US popular song from the nineteen tens and twenties was superseded by preference for more virtual variants in standards and evergreens of the thirties and forties (see figure 2).
	www.tagg.org /articles/epmow/circl5ths.html (1185 words)

	Circle of Fifths
		Think of living on the "Circle of Fifth’s Street" and of course your home is number I. Your next door neighbor up the street is V and the down street neighbor is IV.
		The chords on the Circle of Fifths may be minors or sevenths or a combination of minors and sevenths.
		The tenor banjo is tuned in fifths so if you move a chord fingering pattern inside by moving down one string you have resolved down the circle of fifths (by fourths).
	4shelties.com /banjos/circlefifths.htm (1075 words)

	The Harp Reference: Circle Of Fifths
		The circle of keys inside the circle of fifths for the major keys is for the relative minor keys with the same number of sharps and flats as their relative major keys.
		Given the key of the music, each step counterclockwise on the circle of fifths is the key of the harp to use for the next higher position.
		Look at the circle of fifths for minor keys and find the relative major keys for Dm and Em, the ii and iii chords in the key of C. The relative major for the ii chord is the IV chord, and for the iii chord is the V chord.
	www.angelfire.com /tx/myquill/CircleOfFifths.html (1986 words)

	Circle of fifths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A method of modulation that begins on a tonic and moves to the dominant of that tonic, which is the fifth tone of the scale.
		From there the music moves to the dominant of the previous dominant, that is the fifth tone from the fifth tone of the original tonic.
		In the key of C major, the circle of fifths would proceed as follows: C, G, D, A, E, B, F#, C#, G# (Ab), D# (Eb), A# (Bb), F, C.
	www.music.vt.edu /musicdictionary/textc/Circleoffifths.html (91 words)

	TonalityGUIDE: circle of fifths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		As explained in chords and scales, the perfect fifth is also the only interval by which you can cycle all the way through the whole major scale.
		In order to modulate a up fifth (from D to A), you take the bottom note of the scale arranged as a series of fifths, raise it by a semitone and move it to the top of the series.
		All major scales a perfect fifth apart are related in this way, and if you imagine the notes above as part of a longer series of fifths, D and A represent two of many overlapping groups of seven notes.
	www.tonalityguide.com /thkeyscircle.php (398 words)

	Circle of Fifths ( 5ths ) - understanding key signatures
		Moving counterclockwise around the circle is sometimes referred to as the circle of 4ths and also referred to as "back-cycling" through the circle of 5ths.
		One use for the circle of 5ths in a compositional sense is as a key changing device.
		A good way to practice modulation, utilizing the "circle", is to pick a position on the guitar neck and "run the scales" through the circle.
	www.zentao.com /guitar/theory/circle.html (1041 words)

	The Circle of Fifths
		The circle of fifths gets its name from the fact that as you go from one section of the circle to the next, you are going up or down by an interval of a perfect fifth.
		Since going down by a perfect fifth is the same as going up by a perfect fourth, the counterclockwise direction is sometimes referred to as a "circle of fourths".
		Using the circle of fifths, we find that the most closely related major keys (one in each direction) are G major, with only one sharp, and A major, with three sharps.
	cnx.org /content/m10865/latest (724 words)

	The Circle of Fifths - Key Relationships
		The Circle of Fifths is an easy way to learn the key of a given musical composition.
		The Circle of Fifths tells you how many sharps or flats are in a given key.
		For example, the fifth note of the C major scale is G. The fifth note of the G major scale is D, and so on.
	www.carolinaclassical.com /scales/circle.html (388 words)

	Guitar Lessons: Circle Progressions...
		Below is the circle of fifths (also referred to as cycle of fifths, chords, or keys) that shows the most logical, natural movement of one chord to another in Western music.
		The circle of fifths can be used to create chord progressions by starting with any chord on the circle and moving in either direction using as many or as few consecutive chord roots as you like to produce a new chord sequence.
		It is similar to the circle of fifths except that the non-diatonic chords (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, and Gb) are removed.
	www.guitartricks.com /trick.php?trick_id=6234 (3244 words)

	Worship Academy - Music Lessons
		The circle of fifths is used to show the relationship between keys.
		The Circle of Fifths tells us that the fifth note in the C major scale is a G. The G major scale has exactly the same notes as the C major scale, except that it has one note sharpened.
		The fifth note of the G major scale is a D. This has exactly the same notes as the G major scale, except that it has another sharp in it, and so on.
	www.worshipacademy.co.uk /music_lessons/lessons/circle_of_fifths.htm (347 words)

	The Circle Of Fifths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Circle right to see which key has how many sharps, and circle counterclockwise to see which key has how many flats.
		Each upper case letter on the outside of the circle corresponds to the key signature, and the lower case, inner circle, letter connected to it denotes that key's relative minor, which of course is written in the same key.
		You'll notice that as you move clockwise from C to shining C you are traveling in fifths, i.e., G is a fifth to C, D a fifth to G, etc.; and as you travel counterclockwise you circle down in fifths.
	www.basssick.com /xtra/fifths.htm (191 words)

	Explaining the Circle of Fifths
		he "Circle of Fifths" is simply a tool to help musicians learn their key signatures.
		fifth is an interval or space between notes made of five degrees of the scale.
		For example "Rhythm Changes" (which is Jazz Code for the chord progression used in the song "I've Got Rhythm", the foundation for a plethora of classic Jazz tunes) contains a circle of fifths progression in it's B section.
	members.aol.com /tstrahle/101/circle.html (371 words)

	The Circle of Fifths — A “Key” Musical Tool for Guitarists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Circle of Fifths presents the 12 major keys and their 12 relative minor keys as a sequence of ascending and descending Perfect Fifths (P5).
		This term simply means that at each stopping point around the Circle the associated key signature adds one sharp or one flat, depending on direction of travel.
		The intuitive and traditional starting point around the Circle of Fifths is the key signature for C Major and its relative, A minor.
	www.online-guitar-lesson.com /circle-of-fifths.html (912 words)

	Music Theory for Guitar - The Circle of Fifths (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The circle of fifths is a visualization of relations between keys.
		In the circle of fifth you will always have the three primary chords next to each other: The tonic or root in the centre, the subdominant to the "left" (counterclockwise) and the dominant to the "right" (clockwise).
		The circle of fifths is a very useful tool to illustrate relations between keys and chords.
	www.torvund.net.cob-web.org:8888 /guitar/Theory/23-Circle_of_fifth.asp (464 words)

	iBreatheMusic Forums - The circle of fifths
		I think the circle of fifths is useful for learning how many sharps or flats are in each key.
		The circle of fifths is just a list of the notes in a circle, each separated by a fifth.
		Back when I played banjo I glued a copy of the circle to the neck of my banjo so when they said the next one is in "A" I could look at the circle and know the I IV V chord progression would be A D E. Thank goodness I now remember all that.
	www.ibreathemusic.com /forums/showthread.php?t=5218&highlight=Circle (2804 words)

	Circle of Fifths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It is a (flat fifth or sharp fourth) away from the original chord.
		The closer the two keys or chords are to each other on the circle, the better the chance it will sound as you are moving to it.
		That is to say, the key of D has one more note sharped than G, and one less sharped than A. Most chord progressions move around the circle of fifths in a specific pattern (e.g.
	guitar-masters.com /Talk/Andy5.html (745 words)

	ChordWizard How Music Works (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The same thing can be illustrated with the circle of fifths, where the 12 keys of the Major scale are arranged like a clock, with C Major at the top.
		As you move clockwise around the circle, each key note is the fifth note of the key before it (giving the circle its name), and each key has one more sharp note, or one less flat note, than the key before it.
		At the bottom of the circle, the anti-clockwise series of keys with flat notes, and the clockwise series of keys with sharp notes, join at F#=Gb.
	www.chordwizard.com /hmw211.asp (365 words)

	Theory on Tap
		The circle of fifths can also be used as a guide to figuring out how many flats or sharps a particular key has.
		Looking at the circle as representing chords, it is no accident that the I, IV, and V chords of any key are adjacent (for instance C, F, and G in the key of C) because these chords provide very consonant progressions.
		The circle is a valuable tool that helps you to see the fundamental relationships that music, and especially the Stick are based upon.
	www.scroom.com /mus_lessons/tot.5.html (1564 words)

	The Circle Of Fifths \| Lessons @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
		The 'Circle Of 5ths' is a simple representation of the flats and sharps in a key signature.
		The sharps and flats of the circle of 5ths are derived from the scales of certain notes, which also determine chords and the key signature of music.
		I saw a circle of fifths for piano in a circle, and it was very helpful.
	www.ultimate-guitar.com /lessons/scales/the_circle_of_fifths.html (1400 words)

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