Circle Of Fifths

Difficulty: intermediate

The Circle of Fifths is an important concept in music. Moving in 5ths is a common harmonic device that you should recognize, know, and love!

Experiment with the chord collection below to see and hear these 5th interval movements.

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Circle of Fifths Image from Wikipedia. Clockwise movement around the circle happens in Perfect 5th intervals.

C Major

GECGCG5E3CRG5CR

The Key of C Major has no sharps or flats