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Around the Circle
One chord points to the next, and that one to the next... all the way home. Let's go around the circle.
In this lesson you'll
- Build a chain of falling fifths.
- Hear why it pulls.
- Play the two five one in any key.
Music in this lesson
- Fly Me to the MoonBart Howard · 1954
- I Will SurviveGloria Gaynor · 1978
- Autumn LeavesJoseph Kosma · 1945
- Satin DollEllington & Strayhorn · 1953
Remember
When roots fall by fifths, every chord sounds like the five of the next. A line of dominoes.
On the circle of fifths, the chain walks from neighbor to neighbor. Only F to B cheats.
Two, five, one is the end of the chain. Two prepares, five pulls, and one is home.