How Well Do You Know The Circle of Fifths? - Music Theory
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Date: 2022-03-28
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Answer to Q1: Key of E Major
Answer to Q2: Key of C Minor
Answer to Q3: Key of F# Minor
Answer to Q4: Key of Db Major
Answer to Q5: 4 flats: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db
Answer to Q6: Because in that key, F-natural is not present. Instead, the black note half-step above F is played after E. However, in the harmonic minor, the 7th note E is raised up a half-step to lead back to the tonic note F-sharp, which in this case might sound like an F-natural, but instead it is called E# because it acts as a raised 7th to lead back to 1, rather than a lowered 1st (or tonic) from F#.
Answer to Q7: You can either count up to the 6th note of the major scale, or go back 3 semitones from the tonic to find the relative minor. I don-t 100% know if this is the right answer on how to -calculate- a relative minor from the major, but I-m just taking a guess. This could be the answer.
Answer to Q8: The 7th note in the major scale, also known as the leading tone.
Answer to Q9: The 4th note in the major scale. Interestingly, every flat key-s new added flat would be the tonic of the next flat key down on the Circle of 5th-s (or up on the Circle of 4th-s, if you like going by 4th-s better than 5th-s; the perfect 4th is the inverse of a perfect 5th. For example, C to the next higher G is a perfect 5th, and C to the next lower G is the a perfect 4th).
Answer to Q10: Because if you were to continue going around the Circle of 5th-s past the key of C# Major in sharp keys, you would have to start using double-sharps (x), and if you keep adding more double-sharps as you keep going up by 5th-s all the way to the key of Gx Major (again in this case the x means double-sharp), you would have to start using triple-sharps (#x) and later even quadruple-sharps (xx) and so on, which would be ridiculously impractical and overwhelming to use in key signatures. So, if you go up a 5th from the key of C# Major, if you stay within the sharps, you would be in G# Major, which has an Fx in it, and then you-ll be introduced to the requirement of double-sharps, so instead of using G# Major, Ab Major would be easier, since it has only 4 flats to use, then the next keys up the 5th-s would be easier to use flatted keys, rather than the sharped keys, up until you get back to the key of C, which is no flats and no sharps. This same thing would happen if you were to go down by 5th-s with flatted keys, and you go down a 5th from the key of Cb Major, you would be in the key of Fb Major, which has a double-flat (bb), which in this case is a Bbb, then if you continue counterclockwise around the Circle of 5th-s staying within flatted keys, you-ll need to keep adding more double-flats, which again is not practical to use, and continuing onward all the way down to the key of Fbb Major (again bb means double-flat) would lead to requirements of adding triple-flats (bbb) and even quadruple-flats (bbbb) and so on. So the key of Fb Major (again which features a double-flat) would be easier to replace with E Major which is only 4 sharps, then further keys downward 5th-s would be easier to use sharped keys instead of flatted keys, until you-re back on C, then when you-re back on F, you can start using flats again.
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Answer to Q1: Key of E Major
Answer to Q2: Key of C Minor
Answer to Q3: Key of F# Minor
Answer to Q4: Key of Db Major
Answer to Q5: 4 flats: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db
Answer to Q6: Because in that key, F-natural is not present. Instead, the black note half-step above F is played after E. However, in the harmonic minor, the 7th note E is raised up a half-step to lead back to the tonic note F-sharp, which in this case might sound like an F-natural, but instead it is called E# because it acts as a raised 7th to lead back to 1, rather than a lowered 1st (or tonic) from F#.
Answer to Q7: You can either count up to the 6th note of the major scale, or go back 3 semitones from the tonic to find the relative minor. I don-t 100% know if this is the right answer on how to -calculate- a relative minor from the major, but I-m just taking a guess. This could be the answer.
Answer to Q8: The 7th note in the major scale, also known as the leading tone.
Answer to Q9: The 4th note in the major scale. Interestingly, every flat key-s new added flat would be the tonic of the next flat key down on the Circle of 5th-s (or up on the Circle of 4th-s, if you like going by 4th-s better than 5th-s; the perfect 4th is the inverse of a perfect 5th. For example, C to the next higher G is a perfect 5th, and C to the next lower G is the a perfect 4th).
Answer to Q10: Because if you were to continue going around the Circle of 5th-s past the key of C# Major in sharp keys, you would have to start using double-sharps (x), and if you keep adding more double-sharps as you keep going up by 5th-s all the way to the key of Gx Major (again in this case the x means double-sharp), you would have to start using triple-sharps (#x) and later even quadruple-sharps (xx) and so on, which would be ridiculously impractical and overwhelming to use in key signatures. So, if you go up a 5th from the key of C# Major, if you stay within the sharps, you would be in G# Major, which has an Fx in it, and then you-ll be introduced to the requirement of double-sharps, so instead of using G# Major, Ab Major would be easier, since it has only 4 flats to use, then the next keys up the 5th-s would be easier to use flatted keys, rather than the sharped keys, up until you get back to the key of C, which is no flats and no sharps. This same thing would happen if you were to go down by 5th-s with flatted keys, and you go down a 5th from the key of Cb Major, you would be in the key of Fb Major, which has a double-flat (bb), which in this case is a Bbb, then if you continue counterclockwise around the Circle of 5th-s staying within flatted keys, you-ll need to keep adding more double-flats, which again is not practical to use, and continuing onward all the way down to the key of Fbb Major (again bb means double-flat) would lead to requirements of adding triple-flats (bbb) and even quadruple-flats (bbbb) and so on. So the key of Fb Major (again which features a double-flat) would be easier to replace with E Major which is only 4 sharps, then further keys downward 5th-s would be easier to use sharped keys instead of flatted keys, until you-re back on C, then when you-re back on F, you can start using flats again.
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Crazywhistles
Hello Gareth, Thank you for the excellent easy to follow videos!!! I was just constructing the circle of fifths as explained in your Understanding The Circle Of Fifths video that I watched a few days ago, but checked it against the one on the board in this video.
I thought I did it wrong at first, until I checked against the other video. There is an Oops! at the C flat Major (The a flat should be f flat). It's only because you did such a good job of explaining it that I spotted it.
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Hello Gareth, Thank you for the excellent easy to follow videos!!! I was just constructing the circle of fifths as explained in your Understanding The Circle Of Fifths video that I watched a few days ago, but checked it against the one on the board in this video.
I thought I did it wrong at first, until I checked against the other video. There is an Oops! at the C flat Major (The a flat should be f flat). It's only because you did such a good job of explaining it that I spotted it.
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Loved this! Thank you! Got 80. I wish I could access my key signatures by sight and memory fast. Really such a plod when I see a bunch of sharps of flats and start going through my 5ths mnemonic!- So yes, got 80, but a very slow 80!
Would you consider doing a circle of fourths quiz? I know nothing about that or its application so it would be great to see it in action!
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Loved this! Thank you! Got 80. I wish I could access my key signatures by sight and memory fast. Really such a plod when I see a bunch of sharps of flats and start going through my 5ths mnemonic!- So yes, got 80, but a very slow 80!
Would you consider doing a circle of fourths quiz? I know nothing about that or its application so it would be great to see it in action!
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drravikumarsh
The best explained video ever that I have come across, love your passion and love for sharing the music theory. Thank you for making me learn it. And I had watched your video on the circle of 5th, very well explained and my 100% I owe it to you. Thank you sir.
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The best explained video ever that I have come across, love your passion and love for sharing the music theory. Thank you for making me learn it. And I had watched your video on the circle of 5th, very well explained and my 100% I owe it to you. Thank you sir.
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Jimmy
Well at 10% I am satisfied that I know very little and I need to go get some lessons as my learning style does not support the musical language..-
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Well at 10% I am satisfied that I know very little and I need to go get some lessons as my learning style does not support the musical language..-
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