How to build and use the Circle of Fifths

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Tip 1 - Use the Circle of Fifths to Build Scales

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Mr Badidea | permalink

The Circle of Fifths is a great tool for music theory. Here's how you can use it to build major and minor scales.
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For further reading: http://www.music-theory-for-musicians.com/circle-of-fifths-scales.html ^[1]

Tip 2 - Composing Music in the Circle of Fifths

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by skillgannon | permalink

Over the last year I have been learning a lot and fine tuning my skills in composition and writing music. It was easy for me at first to just write out some music, but it wouldn't really come together melodically until I got a better understanding of Melody and Harmony. This article is going to
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For further reading: http://subaqueousmusic.com/composing-music-in-the-circle-of-fifths/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Understanding the Circle of Fifths and Why It's a Powerful Tool

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Andreas Schalk | permalink

The circle of fifths is the key that unlocks the door to understanding music theory! Take some time each day to study the relationships illustrated the the circle and you'll be playing with the greats in no time.
Tags: circle of fifths,chord progressions,fifths,fourths,clockwise

For further reading: http://musictheorysite.com/the-circle-of-fifths ^[3]