Master the Circle of Fifths and All Keys in One Lesson

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In today's lesson, I will be showing you how to master the circle of fifths and your key signatures. Follow the technique outlined later in this lesson to learn your key signatures and know them like the back of your hand. You will also learn how to memorize your order of sharps and order of flats. These will help you master what sharps and flats exist within a key. Learning the circle of fifths is helpful as a music student. You will be able to use it when you play music, when you improvise, and when you play in a group with other musicians. Remember that there are major keys (sound happy), and minor keys (sound sad). This lesson is geared for music theory and piano students alike.
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@DanielloDeLaurentiis 6 лет назад

Brilliant ! FATHER CHARLES GOES DOWN AND ENDS BATTLE.---SHARPS BATTLE ENDS AND DOWN GOES CHARLES FATHER---FLATS DANIELLO DE LAURENTIIS

@whetstone 7 лет назад

Full Contact Games Don't Always End Badly... But Even A Delicate Game Causes Fractures

@PrincePropayn 6 лет назад

whetstone Great one!

@thehairbandfan 7 лет назад

Back in grade school our teacher taught it to the class as: "Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle" which also works backwards as "Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father". 30 years later, I still remember it this way :)

@LessonsOnTheWeb 7 лет назад

I like those, I think someone told me that one awhile back.

@liamjjg 4 года назад

@JellyGamer just roll with it lol! 😝🤣👌

@BagelBrooke 5 лет назад

This is the only video that ACTUALLY taught me the circle of fifths without making me confused lol

@SaltLifeLady 2 года назад

I was absolutely MIND BLOWN when you showed me the trick for the sharps. and flats to remmeber what key you're in. I had always mixed up the key of Ab and the Eb buy you've made it so much easier. Thanks!

@prutte1994 8 лет назад

Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battles. Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father. ;)

@PCPSavedMyLife2013 5 лет назад

I have it memorized now as a chant: A 1: Father Cant Get Down And Eats Beads A 2: BEAD GCF A 3: If the key Signature has sharps to find the key go up 1/2 step from the last sharp key within the order of sharps. A 4: If key signature has flats; The next to last Flat key within the order flats is the key, only works when 2 or more flats are shown otherwise 1 flat key signature = the key of F. Awesome video thank you

@1969superdan 3 года назад

I am taking music Theory 101 and we just started going over key signatures. This is extremely helpful and you did a fantastic job of teaching this material. I came up with my own mnemonic for sharps. First Class Girls Don't Associate with Every Boy. I know I had to throw with in there but I ignore it because there is no W note.

@jessyprince681 4 года назад

Hi Maestro ...I just wanted to thank you for your Great Work..and your teachings...God Bless You

@Skywalkers-vt5pm 5 лет назад

I find this memorizing time good: # = F, C, Good, Day, And Evevning Blast b = B, E, A, D, Grand, Compact, Feel FC like FC Barcelona and the rest in the sharps is improvised. The grand compact feel is Kawai’s key mechanism & the word BEAD is an actual word.

@gavinvonmeyer3746 6 лет назад

Wow, you're a genius... You totally taught me how to identify key signatures by looking at stave alone, fir sharps and flats. You just liberated me. God Bless!! Oh and this is how I will never forget Orders again: BEAD+Guys Can't Forget.

@beebosbum4333 7 лет назад

I figured an alternative technique for finding what key you're in based on how many flats are in the key signature. Count the flats like this 1:F 2:B 3:E 4:A 5:D 6:G 7:C Which is just the order of flats but the F is first (F for first).

@LessonsOnTheWeb 7 лет назад

I like that! Thanks for sharing.

@boldcautionproductions9203 5 лет назад

Circle of Fifths is pretty dense info and you have done the best job of any (many) videos I've watched. It is taking me a few times through but more and more is apparent. Thanks for the share.

@iurisantos9099 7 лет назад

Just saw this and im sure it will help me memorise key signatures much faster. Thank you for sharing this much respect keep doing what you doing hope everything is going well for you!

@ceydademir7385 7 лет назад

Thanks so much! I have a music final next week and this has really helped!:)

@randywright3148 7 лет назад

Very, very informative and simplifying. Thanks!

@gordonschuss3675 5 лет назад

Thank you . . . This is the clearest and simplest explanation and demonstration of the Circle of 5ths I have ever encountered. I will be sharing this with my piano students.

@GoldenBoyAdal 6 лет назад

Such a great teacher! Thank you for your amazing work!

@crxxked 7 лет назад

Well done!! Thank you for taking the time to make that for everyone.

@MYKHE01 4 года назад

I keep revising your videos time and time again , your way of explaining things is very helpful

@PedroPlanas777 7 лет назад

Man you are generating new musicians. God bless bro God bless and merry Christmas! :D

@LessonsOnTheWeb 7 лет назад

Thanks a lot Pedro. I appreciate it.

@niranjankris 3 года назад

My 2 cents : Actually you don't have to memorize that Key F has B flat. With BEADGCF, just imagine that when you go one before B, it goes all the way back to F which is the end of BEADGCF. So, just memorizing BEADGCF for flats and FCGDAEB for sharps is enough :)

@ryou6453 2 года назад

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@mikekabbabe4314 5 лет назад

I really needed this and you made it super easy to understand! Thanks a lot!!!

@LOP3ZBRIAN 5 лет назад

Wow! Completely helpful and awesome! Thank you!!

@manmademoonmusic 6 лет назад

Love your channel! Thanks so much.

@ninobrn00 2 года назад

Absolutely the best explanation I’ve ever come across!

@gabone4 7 лет назад

I get it now!! I've never understood how the Circle of Fifths work, and this was a last-ditch effort to teach myself before my band final. Thank you so much!!!

@LessonsOnTheWeb 7 лет назад

You are welcome!

@pked9 7 лет назад

RE / Circle of Fifths ( vs by ear.... a dif chapter....) A. you have to have a algebra and geometry understanding. ( the names are fictitious, that why the naming is with odd order) B. the explanation nomenclature could be fixed better by a modern science Engineer'. C. Music not an exact defined science yet , all theory , it get deeper , see RF D. 12 chro. sounds total , with steps and halfs steps with that " mark the musical key " Circle of Fifths is one of many explanation to predict or map the cyclic rotation. note standard tuning on a guitar , A 440 Gsharp , and I still see " clown faces on so called pro's and experts " when I say this....... yes the 2 thinnest strings are sharp on a guitar std. ( I would guess 1/128 of a step?) The guitar cheats , ( tuning , a valid method) vs a piano which is laid and made perfect in tuning . go's to show you this is no rule (law) by any means, but a good foundation. see / slide / whammy bar see / geometry factors / fractions One mite say , " Add the Golden Means # number , and you will be well tuned~ " thx MCAT ACEzzz

@khwenhilokhing8440 5 лет назад

Incredible teacher👍 God bless you teacher

@kongoff 6 лет назад

Great video man, very helpful. Thanks!

@carriersignal 4 года назад

Great job man! Much appreciated.

@SunsTo7 3 года назад

Thanks ,this lesson realy shed light on the circle !

@reallaurenevanzzz6745 5 лет назад

I have a music final on Tuesday! This helped me soo much! Thank you!

@Kings_New_Clothese 5 лет назад

Very useful. Another tip my music teacher gave me is to use the tonic scale and count one step up from the LAST Sharp (Tee) for the sharp key and count four back (Faa) from the last flat. So, if we find a the last sharp is a C (tee) we go up one to the Do (D). If we find the last flat is a B (Faa), we count back, Mee, Ray, Do to find the key is A Flat.

@luminous420 2 года назад

Thank you for this! Been studying piano by self and this has been extremely useful!

@subnotic5508 3 года назад

Best video keyboard/piano lesson out there.

@aileenafrica7853 7 лет назад

This is totally helpful. Thanks!

@Ceorolus 7 лет назад

Got It. Thanks.

@nelsoncasamalhuapa1554 5 лет назад

Thank you for the lesson, I don't know anything about music but I always wanted to learn the piano but, I also want to lear it correctly, thank you again!

@johnmabonga2299 5 лет назад

Thank you so much, i have stumbled into this today and it's been super helpful.

@yuewenzhong331 6 лет назад

Thank you! It is very helpful!

@liamjjg 4 года назад

Your legit man, really appreciate the help you've given us

@bandawhat33 6 лет назад

gooD VIdeo . This one helped me grasp it very well.

@cagriacun8315 6 лет назад

thank you! your a great teacher !!!

@sodavidhill 4 года назад

Very informative video!! Thank you!

@turtle3able 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for showing me your technique, this really did help me understand the circle of fifths

@McPixelWizard 4 года назад

Thank you. You really made this simple.

@matthewrobinson7122 5 лет назад

You just saved my grade in music theory, thank you so much dude!

@knitelite4894 7 лет назад

Thank you very much! You're awesome!

@MYKHE01 5 лет назад

That was amazingly helpful thank you

@Zayskibop 7 лет назад

Subbed! Thank you so much! Such great content, explained easily!

@LessonsOnTheWeb 7 лет назад

Nice! Welcome aboard!

@kmal16 7 лет назад

I concur.

@ninjamama5242 5 лет назад

Ur much better than anyone else at explaining than anyone else

@masoudhosseinzade9621 6 лет назад

man that was amazing! thanks a million!

@Dominique632 4 года назад

Thanks so much this really helped me to understand!

@dawoodabuswai9594 6 лет назад

Thank you so much Father Charlie’s goes down and end battle That seems good😊

@jacobwinters2264 4 года назад

Great video, helped a lot! I never realized how easy it was to remember the sharps and flats, I’ve been struggling with trying to remember them

@noperope325 5 лет назад

You helped me more than my actual professor. Thank you.

@marymcnally4852 6 лет назад

Father Christmas Gave Dad An Electric Blanket / Blanket Exploded And Dad Got Cold Feet

@Jabber_Wock 6 лет назад

Mary Mills That’s the one I remember too except Dad Got Charred Feet lol.

@Jabber_Wock 5 лет назад

Of course you may Sam, my version or Mary’s. I believe these are publicly known in the UK, I didn’t invent these anyway lol.

@okdk1124 6 лет назад

This is a fantastic video thank you

@MrAyanvimal 3 года назад

That was a great class...thank you so much....

@VivekSharma-pt6ti 7 лет назад

fruits can grow during autumn even better

@hscduncan31 4 года назад

I find a good way to memorize which sharps and flats to play with a key signature is to visualize it. Imagine the “C” scale on the piano; you have a group of 3 white and 2 black keys and next to it a group of 4 white and 3 black keys. If you have a scale with 1 sharp (G), that sharp is the left most black key in the group of three. With 2 sharps (D) you add the left most black key in the group of 2. With 3 sharps, add the next left most black key in the group of 3, with 4 sharps add the next left most key in the group of 2, with 5 sharps add the last black key, with 6 add the left most WHITE key in the group of 4 white/3 black and finally 7 sharps the left most white key in the group of 3 white/2 black For flats it is the same except this time it’s the right most. So 1 flat is the right most black key in the group of three, 2 flats, add the right most black key in the group of 2 etc. It helped me. Hope it helps you

@garybranigan1928 2 месяца назад

Great review

@taylormacleod9492 5 лет назад

the saying for the orders we learned in band is father charles goes down and ends battle, and it works in reverse for the flats as well. battle ends and down goes charles' father. I found it to be really helpful.

@slyadam4 7 лет назад

really great video man thanks a lot

@sharasworld2430 5 лет назад

I absolutely love this! Thank you so much!!!!

@LessonsOnTheWeb 5 лет назад

You are very welcome!

@lawrencetaylor4101 2 года назад

Merci for this. BTW I downloaded a Circle of Fifths chart that had two mistakes. I watched your video and was confused when I tried to compare it with my chart, I had to rewatch it and discovered the mistake. You make sense out of a difficult subject for a newbie to music.

@Furyonthebeatzbaby Год назад

Thanks to you I should be able to learn piano and write music a bit easier as I fully understood your lesson. What I am going to use for the flat key signature is BEAD Gets Crushed Flat and for the sharp I just memorize that sharps are just the inverse of flats

@freyakelly7205 7 лет назад

this helped me so much thank you so much!!!

@mojee32 6 лет назад

Thank you so much for this ! It was extremely helpful

@LessonsOnTheWeb 6 лет назад

You are welcome Wolfy!

@VivekSharma-pt6ti 7 лет назад

watching your lessons loved it

@LessonsOnTheWeb 7 лет назад

Thanks Vivek. I'm glad you like them.

@dmohlde 4 года назад

Learned these in 5th Grade music theory class from a music teacher at a Parochial School. I have never forgotten. Thanks Miss Kramer! Sharps F,C,G,D,A,E,B - Fat Cops Get Donuts At Every Bakery Flats B,E,A,D,G,C,F - Beat Every Ass Don't Get Caught Fleeing

@emotions25641 Год назад

So helpful. Thank you from Germany 🇩🇪

@Carmelobrian 8 лет назад

I remember when I first saw the circle of fifths. It was really intimidating initially, but your vids made it easy to understand . Thanks Tim

@LessonsOnTheWeb 8 лет назад

You are welcome Rich! Glad you like it. I spent a lot of time making this lesson.

@zeetasalsano6582 4 года назад

Ding ding ding. Thank you.

@sarahbotts7612 7 лет назад

I grew up playing the violin, and my teacher and I both had cats. As I was just learning at the time I memorized the order of the first 4 sharps and flats separately and then combined them, so for sharps it was: Fat Cats Good Dudes (AEB) and for flats the letters spell the word bead so: B E A D (GCF). Every time we played a new song she would ask me what key we were in, and I never had the answer BECAUSE I never learned the relationships between the sharps and flats and the Key signature. I played for 7 years from ages 5-12 and never knew what key signature I was playing in. Now I'm a Music Business major in college, taking theory 1 and the fact I never learned key signatures is biting me in the behind (I have a test tomorrow and I'm cramming hard on key sigs). WORD FROM THE WISE: LEARN YOUR KEY SIGNATURES AND NEVER EVER FORGET THEM!! p.s. if you are a woman, or you play an instrument ONLY in the table clef, take the time to learn how to read in bass clef as well ESPECIALLY if you plan on having a career in music (or even if your are remotely interested) if I had learned this stuff earlier my Theory class would be a breeze!!

@marktyler3381 6 лет назад

Cinematic Orchestra - good choice!

@epic0417 7 лет назад

Thank you.

@KHPR0 7 лет назад

By Far best video ive seen on this topic ! Keep up the good work man it will pay off

@LessonsOnTheWeb 7 лет назад

Thanks a lot, I will definitely keep it up!

@LEON..D 4 года назад

well done ty

@southpark4151 Год назад

Very nice lesson! One confusing thing is the 'going up 5', because an interval is really a span of notes. When they say 'going up', it just doesn't work like that. If we're on C, then going up 'four' relative to C, gets us to 'G'. When we say 'go up five' from 'C', then it becomes confusing. It should really be going up "span minus 1" (or interval number minus 1) from C. Eg. if the interval (span) is five notes, then going up an interval of 5 (relative to C) actually means starting from 'C' and include C in the span of five, which is C-D-E-F-G. So basically, intervals are not 'distances' between notes. Instead, an interval is a span of notes.

@gideonmoore9374 7 лет назад

This is a great tutorial! I haven't had a lesson for 20 years but I don't think my teacher showed it this way. Makes loads of sense!

@LessonsOnTheWeb 7 лет назад

Thanks a lot Gideon. Glad I could help!

@rhinojaxx4197 7 лет назад

FCGDAEB Four Cops Got Drunk At Eddie's Bar! Thanks for the vid

@LessonsOnTheWeb 7 лет назад

I like that one!

@johnrichardson1903 7 лет назад

LessonsOnTheWeb "

@rhinojaxx4197 7 лет назад

LessonsOnTheWeb stuck with me for life

@CygnusRoc 7 лет назад

Fat Children Gather Daily At Every Buffet :-)

@djmastersuperchickensquidp5598 7 лет назад

Amazing truely amazing thank you so much plz don't ever take this video down

@spadger1944 6 лет назад

On the subject of the circle of fifths, I found a useful way of remembering how many sharps and flats occur at each key. One needs to imagine that it is a clock who's hands go in both directions with 12 o'clock being the key of C with no sharps. At 1 o'clock there is 1 sharp (F) At 2 o'clock there are two sharps (F&C) and so on to 7 o'clock. Now we work the hand traveling anti clockwise with 1 o'clock being in the place of 11 and 2 o'clock replacing 10 and so on. Working anti clockwise at 1 o'clock there is 1 flat (Bb), at 2 o'clock, 2 flats ( Bb & Eb) Another way of remembering the order of sharps is to learn this rather silly rhyme: Fat cats go down allys eating bread. (F,C,G,D,A,E,B) Regarding the flats just spell out BEAD and add G Hope this is helpful to your other students Tim. Regards, John Warren ( a rather mature beginner student of 74 years) From Fareham UK.

@TkimSangma 5 лет назад

I watched many videos on circle of fifth but none made me understand...but you made it clear to me sir.

@RicardoMartinez-jy5lo 7 лет назад

You have what it takes to be a good teacher; not everyone right here in the web has it. It is a gift, can't be learned.

@RenanFelicianoOn 6 лет назад

when you say that you cancel all the intelligence and effort that was necessary for Tim to do this. It's not a gift. It's his effort and will to help. anyone can be a good piano player. anyone can be a good teacher.

@gazou1982 5 лет назад

my thoughts, exactly.

@triggerhappy522 5 лет назад

so interesting. so this is how the keys got their DELICIOUS names!

@ryanm7263 6 лет назад

Great content

@sekceechurchgirl 7 лет назад

I have been playing for years and have never understood the circle of 5ths. Your videos are a Godsend.

@LessonsOnTheWeb 7 лет назад

Awesome to hear Rici.

@HYQueen104 5 лет назад

I finally understand!! This was helpful😩🙏 Thank you so much

@LessonsOnTheWeb 5 лет назад

You are welcome! Glad I could help.

@abc456f 2 месяца назад

Cool tips. The circle itself tells us the sharps and flats in each major key. For sharps, start from F major and move clockwise. So the first sharp in G major is F#. The two sharps in D major are F# and C#, etc. For flats, we start from Bb, and move counter clockwise. Bb is the one sharp in F major. Bb and Eb are the two flats in Bb, etc. If you need a good explanation of this, check out David Bennett's channel for circle of fifths.

@damianketchersid 7 лет назад

Awesome video man thank you. I actually learned something from this one. Figuring out which Major Key has your number or sharps or flats, great tip. How come no one ever mentions the fact that the order of sharps and flats is on the circle of fifths tho? If you know the order of sharps start at F and the flats start at B. Start on F and go clockwise you have the order of sharps. Start on B and go counterclockwise and you have the order of flats.

@dvause 8 лет назад

When I was a kid, my guitar teacher taught me the order of sharps as "Fat Charlie Gets Drunk After Every Beer"

@LessonsOnTheWeb 8 лет назад

Haha, I really like that one!

@ivornworrell 7 лет назад

*Hello, The key of C Major has no sharps nor flats, so can I still play a Cminor chord C Eb G in the key of C Major to harmonize a note(s), even though Eb does not exist in the C Major scale?*

@hjkim6718 7 лет назад

Thanks for the trick to figure out the key signature without memorizing the circle of fifth. Your video helped me heaps!

@LessonsOnTheWeb 7 лет назад

You are very welcome.

@wingzerofor 6 лет назад

Good vid man

@Andrea-xw4xe 2 года назад

Thank you always for all of your well-explained lessons. I especially liked the lesson before on how to apply primary chord progressions on a sheet of music. I felt like I was actually using the theory to writing music. Can you please do more of these because I want to know how to do more complicated chords like chords inversions. Also, can you please tell me why some songs, like Nuvole Bianche doesn't seem to use primary chords in thr base? Or maybe they are inversions?

@margecarrison930 4 года назад

I have been subscribed for about six months. I have gained so much and have purchased the first two piano books which are excellent, Today I came across the circle of fifths and was amazednat how well you presented it. I knowthe video is three years old and that does not matter but did want to know if their is a newsletter that is mentioned.

@audreybell8367 6 лет назад

I like the graphic with major AND minor keys. Nice and thank you. Some people fail to show this. It can really mess up the arrangement of a song when transcribing if you fail to have the proper key.

@audreybell8367 6 лет назад

I just loved when we had altered arrangements of orchestra pieces whose composer chose to transcribe the arrangement in A flat major instead of F major. WTF. Not fair.

@audreybell8367 6 лет назад

When the change was made, I couldn't believe how many natural and sharp signs were added to the piece. Begs the question, why not choose another key????? But then these composers lived like 200 years ago and didn't have the help of computers.....

@nersodakaputinga2480 7 лет назад

can anyone help me?? i do not know where in the piano am I supposed to play in like: idk how to differentiate the top high pitched notes from the low pitched notes , is there something In the music sheet that shows when i am in the high pitch notes and when i am in the very bottom, low notes