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Hemlok View Member Profile	Aug 8 2007, 03:14 PM
Aug 8 2007, 03:14 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.033 Joined: 3-March 07 From: Western Australia	Hey has the Circle of Fifths image disappeared? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! --------------------

Andrew Cockburn View Member Profile	Aug 8 2007, 03:16 PM
Aug 8 2007, 03:16 PM	Moderation Policy Director Posts: 10.459 Joined: 6-February 07 From: CT, USA	QUOTE (Hemlok @ Aug 8 2007, 10:14 AM) Hey has the Circle of Fifths image disappeared? Works ok for me ... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab

Hemlok View Member Profile	Aug 9 2007, 12:20 AM
Aug 9 2007, 12:20 AM	GMC:er Posts: 1.033 Joined: 3-March 07 From: Western Australia	Oh excellent it does work, sorry I was having internet troubles. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! --------------------

DeepRoots View Member Profile	Sep 11 2007, 06:37 PM
Sep 11 2007, 06:37 PM	Get to da Chopper! Posts: 2.700 Joined: 18-March 07 From: South Wales, UK	wow- only now have i had the patience to sit down and stud this topic- this circle is invaluable! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Understudy View Member Profile	Sep 13 2007, 11:16 AM
Sep 13 2007, 11:16 AM	GMC:er Posts: 231 Joined: 11-September 07 From: United States, Florida	I have been ready Andrew's theory for 3 days now. Just finished the circle and I can't thank Andrew and Kaneda enough. Trying to get all of the formulas down and now the circle, a little overwhlming at first but I am getting this as I go along and re read sections. Great stuff and thanks again ! I actually think I can read a little music after all this too lol You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitars Carvin DC-127 Ibanez RG-470 Accoustic Guitar Ovation Celebrity Amp Marshall VS65R Recording Gear Tascam Ministudio Porta 02 (Analog 4 track) Boss DR-220 Dr. Rhythm Digital Drum Machine Tuner Boss TU-12 Effects pedals Dunlop 535Q CryBaby, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer, Boss MT-2 Metal Zone, Boss DD-5 Digital Delay

bart m View Member Profile	Sep 13 2007, 11:34 AM
Sep 13 2007, 11:34 AM	GMC:er Posts: 65 Joined: 25-August 07 From: N.E. Misssissippi	i'm dyslexic...so i prefer the circle of fourths...lol You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Andrew Cockburn View Member Profile	Sep 13 2007, 07:10 PM
Sep 13 2007, 07:10 PM	Moderation Policy Director Posts: 10.459 Joined: 6-February 07 From: CT, USA	QUOTE (bart m @ Sep 13 2007, 06:34 AM) i'm dyslexic...so i prefer the circle of fourths...lol That's fine, just go backwards and it will all work out! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab

¤ME¤ View Member Profile	Dec 25 2007, 02:49 PM
Dec 25 2007, 02:49 PM	GMC:er Posts: 9 Joined: 23-September 07	does the circle also aply to making riffs? for example i play riff i C and that G or F would be a good candidat? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Andrew Cockburn View Member Profile	Dec 25 2007, 02:51 PM
Dec 25 2007, 02:51 PM	Moderation Policy Director Posts: 10.459 Joined: 6-February 07 From: CT, USA	Not really - the circle of 5ths is about relationships between keys and chords, riffs use much closer notes and the Circle won't really help you with that ... although it can help you choose related chords to play under the actual riff. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab

FretDancer69 View Member Profile	Feb 4 2008, 05:26 AM
Feb 4 2008, 05:26 AM	GMC:er Posts: 2.442 Joined: 11-June 07 From: Honduras	Awesome lesson andrew, i spotted a couple of typos: QUOTE Chord Progressions One final trick from the ever useful circle - it will also quickly show you the subdominant(IV) and dominant(V) chords for a particular key, often used to build progressions. Once again, pick a key (F say) . Look Clockwise for your dominant or V chord © and anti clockwise for your subdominant or IV chord (Bb). These are the 3 most important chords in any key, and the Cricle helps us to easily locate them. i think you mean a © instead of the copyright symbol Also: QUOTE One final trick from the ever useful circle - it will also quickly show you the subdominant(IV) and dominant(V) chords for a particular key, often used to build progressions. Once again, pick a key (F say) . Look Clockwise for your dominant or V chord © and anti clockwise for your subdominant or IV chord (Bb). These are the 3 most important chords in any key, and the Cricle helps us to easily locate them. The Finished Circle Ok, now we have talked about all the things the circle can do for us, lets put it all together in one big diagram - the GMC Cricle of Fifths! i think that is supposed to be a subtitle. Sorry for all the bother Andrew, i know i bother you alot. I gotta read this great lesson again because im confused about some parts. Thanks for the lesson, the circle is indeed invaluable, i never realised that until now. Thanks You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Playing Guitar Since: December 2006

FretDancer69 View Member Profile	Feb 10 2008, 01:04 AM
Feb 10 2008, 01:04 AM	GMC:er Posts: 2.442 Joined: 11-June 07 From: Honduras	Hey guys, what would be some easy-to-remember mnemonics for the order of the flats and sharps? Sharps is: F C G D A E B Flats: B E A D G C F You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Playing Guitar Since: December 2006

seagull View Member Profile	Apr 7 2008, 10:20 PM
Apr 7 2008, 10:20 PM	GMC:er Posts: 360 Joined: 12-April 07 From: Denmark	QUOTE (FretDancer69 @ Feb 10 2008, 02:04 AM) Hey guys, what would be some easy-to-remember mnemonics for the order of the flats and sharps? Sharps is: F C G D A E B Flats: B E A D G C F I'll try to explain the way I see it, sorry if its not exactly clear. Andrew will certainly be able to explain it better, just wanted to try. For the sharps you can say that it starts with an F-sharp when you're in G-major. Then if you're tonic is D-major its both F and C that are sharp. When A-major is the tonic, it is F, C and G that are sharp. You'll probably see that the pattern of the sharps is actually following the circle of fifths, starting with a sharp F, C, G etc. If you look at the circle, it is also the way of the fifths when moving clockwise. So the order of sharps follow the fifths starting from F-major. Of course you'll have to distinguish between notes and tonics. Meaning that the fact that G-major has a F# doesn't mean, that it has anything to do with the tonic of either F-major or F#-major. So to sum up the sharps: F C G D A E B (C is marked bold as it is the "starting point" which has no b's or #'s) Contra the Circle of fifths: F C G D A E B (Still, C is the starting point) You see, the progress of sharps is the same as the progress of fifths. As to the flats, they are: B E A D G C F. Now, it's some sort of the same as with the sharps, only that it's the other way around, and that there are some other differences. When F-major is the tonic, there is ONE "b", and it is on B. I figure it out by looking at the circle of fifths, seeing that the tonic to the left of F-major is Bb-Major (hence, a "b" for B ), and then when Bb is the tonic, there are TWO "b"s, one for B and one for E. Conveniently the next tonic is Eb, which is indicated by the previous "b" in Bb-major. And so it continues. I hope this helps you, even though when I come to think of it, it's a very bad explanation. I do understand it myself, it's just that I'm not good at explaining it to others - especially in writing. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by seagull: Apr 7 2008, 10:23 PM

FrankW View Member Profile	May 18 2008, 12:07 AM
May 18 2008, 12:07 AM	GMC:er Posts: 622 Joined: 29-April 08 From: Fort Mill, SC, USA, Pangea, Earth	Thanks for the CAGED and Circle of Fifths lessons, man. I'm reading, digesting, scratching my head, and kicking myself for not learning this stuff years ago... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Andrew Cockburn View Member Profile	May 18 2008, 01:06 AM
May 18 2008, 01:06 AM	Moderation Policy Director Posts: 10.459 Joined: 6-February 07 From: CT, USA	Heh, glad you are enjoying them! Let me know if you have any questions at all You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab

myhandyman View Member Profile	Jan 2 2015, 06:21 PM
Jan 2 2015, 06:21 PM	GMC:er Posts: 67 Joined: 27-February 13	very cool, but i'm just going to have to take baby steps understanding is one thing, memorizing is another I got be patient with this Einstein relativity pie =mc2 stuff ! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

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