Circle Of 5th's - Easy Piano Theory Lessons

[MsMillsg]

This is great! Thanks!

[PlatinumChild]

Seth Rogans lost brother? 

[LeonSakau]

Could someone re-explain to me what the pattern is that tells me which notes would be flat/sharp in any given key in the Circle? I understand the pattern describing how many accidentals there would be but not which notes would be flat or sharp.

[wtfdouno]

@LeonSakau The pattern is WHOLE STEP ( a step =2 notes ...e.g., C to D is a WHOLE step whereas C to C# is a HALF step cuz they are RIGHT next to each other...nothing separates them) SO.... beginning on C the formula/pattern [W=whole H=half] is W, W, H, W, W, W, H = (in the key of C that would be...C2D=W, D2E=W, E2F=H, F2G=W, G2A=W, A2B=W, B2C=H... Follow this pattern, you will know - no matter what key you choose or which Note you start on - what to flat or what to sharp because of the steps!

[MegaMusicLady1]

this is the best explanation I have ever seen. Thank You Very Much

[RombusEvilBones]

What kind of sorcery are you talking about?

[navacushie]

Very helpful, and a good refresher. Thanks

[bytedildo]

he should say that a fifth is an interval of 7 semi tones (half tones)

[woLead566]

Nice video how do you count 5ths to the right and you end up with ONLY white keys, but to the left you have black keys in the circle. As a good teacher can you explain how the five keys are counted in both directions AND please give eg of how you arrived @ the first 3 derivatives in either direction (as in going right, C G D A appears to be just counting from C up to the 5th white key disregarding the blacks, correct me if am wrong and please clarify the counting approach). Thanks

[gertvanderpaelt]

@woLead566 The way I understood it, a perfect fifth means that the lower note is spaced two tones, a semitone and another tone from the higher note. If you go down, you need to mirror these steps. For instance the steps between C and G are TTST (scale would be C-D-E-F-G). The steps between C-F would be TSTT (scale C-Bb-A-G-F). T means a full tone step, S means a semitone step. Please correct me if i'm wrong.

[DreaminginWaves]

Canadian? I keep hearing 'aboot' instead of 'about' haha, great lessons though. 

[WateryIce54321]

helped me read the chart but not memorize the keys >XP

[clubpenguin316]

so i get it..but what does it mean if someone tells you they wanna play "this song in A? or E?" O.O

[LivingNorDying]

@clubpenguin316 They mean play in the A or E scale

[TheSmackerlacker]

I see a problem with this video. You never explained what a "fifth" is. Consequently, nothing afterward made sense.

[Lindahl]

If you dont get it you need more basic theory training. Its very good explained.

[Flextaa]

If you don't get it please don't dislike i fully understand but if you don't you probably need more simple lssons

[SugarPuppiesMusic]

If everything he explained was also illustrated on the graphic, this video would be much more effective. I can see how someone with no previous knowledge of the Circle of 5ths would be confused with this video.

[syddogwapo]

he has a gift for teaching. great job man.

[TheFarris562]

Thumbs up perfect video! It couldn't be explain any easier then this. I took a theory class and your video just turned a light on.... thanks! gotta practice....

[troopaent]

great breakdown



[hummurabi2010]

My music teacher made something called 'the curtain of 5ths' and i came to learn this faster with that method. Whatever the case this video definitely made it easier to grasp as well. thank you!

[dicha123]

Thank you so much. I've finally understood the circle of fifth. You made it so easy to understand. Much appreciated.

[berrysweetlety]

How'd you get Bb? and F#?

[disconnect4]

1:19 but how do you know why the f is raised in the key of g? then from there how can you tell where the other notes are sharped and flattened? anybody who knows please reply.

[disconnect4]

@disconnect4 ohh 3:15. but it took me several views :P

[Asianslovepie13579]

thanks nate bosch!

[musicvidsbymag]

I can't believe I get this now. :D

[imaginenoreligion]

This video was poorly edited at the start when notes played do not match notes appearing on the circle, maybe this is the source of some people's confusion. If you move down five semitones you end up on the next note clockwise on the circle.

[imaginenoreligion]

This video was poorly edited at the start when notes played do not match notes appearing on the circle, maybe this is the source of some people's confusion.

[bearclaw665]

I got it....thanks

[bboyfabolous1994]

why it's called circle of fifth's?

[SarahOskam]

@bboyfabolous1994 facepalm(; because you go up a fifth, to get the order of the scales.

[LWFMI09]

finally its making sense

[MCMAK9]

Listen up people, PLEASE let me explain this to you. You'll need one tool for allowing yourself to get this.

Common Sense

Now, all of your Major and Minor Triads, they have a pattern that helps you with knowing the Circle of 5ths. Now, first play the C Major Triad notice how the fifth note on that chord is G, now play the G Major Triad, again notice how the fifth note on that chord is D, do the same for D then A then E then B then F# then C# G# then D# then A# then F. It returns to C, get it.

[benfmo]

Great. Works for me.

[gottogetoverjbieber]

god i got even more confused by this =P im an idiot =P

[tant0069]

go dl a picture of the circle of fifth! I think it wld make things easier.

[MCMAK9]

@gottogetoverjbieber i agree, you are an idiot, Mr. Nate Bosch is an excellent teacher but he didn't teach me this, I used common sense and learned it myself, no memorizing anything, Circle of 5ths is complete common sense, if you don't know how it works, your not using your common sense, which I know you have in you.

[gottogetoverjbieber]

oh i just figured some thingy =P in a major scale the note pattern is whole not whole note whole note HALF note whole note whole note whole note Half note =D

[vze244bm]

This is the best explanation of the Circle of Fifths I have ever seen, on video, or in print. I feel as though I just learned a big secret. Thank you!

[bladrone]

this just made me more confused xD

[Apostolmcqueen]

@bladrone may be is too much for you U r in another level. Try to find your level

[dinsubpamant]

@bladrone You know why? Because you watch this and you don't know what is a scale. You don't know what is a Ton and a HalfTone.People who want to understand this, need to understand what is a scale, and what rules make: Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Si-Do; or why C Major is: C(ton)-D(ton)-E(halftone)-F(to­ne)-G(ton)-A(ton)-B(halftone)-­C. After that, the intervals. You commented 8 months ago, sorry for this reply. If someone is confused, need to understand that you cannot skip stages in learning music.

[neckroopimp]

thk u very much

[Pobleetoe]

Awesome job thanks!

[fattiestoffatfoys]

Oh and I boycott the C scale. It's racist. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to make the a scale the scale with all white keys sense that's where most people start at. That would make it a lot easier for beginners. But noooo. It's in the C scale. C of course for CAUCASIAN.

[fattiestoffatfoys]

I bet that black note feels pretty awkward being the only one in the G-Scale. He's probably a wigger.

[saintofvirtue]

Very helpful. Thanks it really helped me.

[Berrymore84]

you have really put some serious efforts into making this video

[Berrymore84]

is there a green screen behind?

[miloauau]

thanks! finally i know how it works!

[acidoh27]

he's cute, seems lika a bear...really talented...he has the soul of a teacher

[liluoke]

great lesson. easy to understand, you explain trends, and you give some practicality to how it is useful in the real world at the end.

[BeatBay]

thank you very much, my friend!

[blazendancer094]

i'm getting there....it makes more sence now

[mrlarge12]

lol finally I understand how to use the silly circle.

[cco0830]

THIS IS THE GREATEST TUTORIAL THAT EXPLAINS KEY SIGNATURES

THANKS! wow

[pogmofoil]

I can't even tell you how relieved this video has made me feel!

[hazellina07]

for the first time i get what this weird circle of fifths is!!!!Thanks.

[totheman]

Excellent Video, Great presentation!

[arcanezerobad]

by the way, any dude here play Arcanist in Funorb?

[arcanezerobad]

BEADgcf(bead make it easier to remember) are the flats in order, and the order of the sharps are the flats(BEADgcf) backwards which make (fcgdaeb)

[metal1324]

for figuring out the sharps you go through the major scale like A would have C# F# and G# right? but does the circle apply to other scales like minor ones?

[mariorex5]

Fantastic, great lessons!

[retrocareermelted]

ok sooo how do you make flexible music without being imprisoned to the compounds of 1 particular scale with 1 particular key?

[AsphyxGr]

@retrocareermelted there are several "techniques", e.g. transposition. Harmony theory will explain all the questions and a lot more you may not even imagine ...

[retrocareermelted]

@AsphyxGr thanks

[ge0metr1x]

thanks for the awesome lesson. Now that i understand where to add flats and sharps, how do i know the proper placement of minors and majors?

[xxchapsticksxx]

what does it mean by up a fith

[MrUniqueosmosis]

@xxchapsticksxx SMH *SIGH* 

[xxchapsticksxx]

@MrUniqueosmosis i got it already 

[cjewels716]

Nice thank you

[GrevMivlos]

In the F-Major scale - the 4'th note is lowered rendering it as Bb. Could it not be an A# ?

[Self37]

@GrevMivlos its not called an A# because in the scale its the B that is the semi-tone. so it is just called a Bb.

[GrevMivlos]

@Self37 oh I see! Thank you :)

[hotnsexybtm]

this was so confusing cause u were meshing the chart when it was going up the circle and then when u were going down and doing the flats. it was just confusing overall.

[agent224ru]

why didn't yoi show C# ? (7 sharps)

[calmclownful]

@agent224ru It's about writing less on the staff for the Key Signature. Writing C# on the staff requires you to write 7 sharps, so calling C# a Db requires you to only write 5 flats on the staff...You could write C# on the staff, and keep writing sharps all the way around the circle. But it comes to a point on the circle when it gets confusing, right around G#, because it requires you to Double sharp F. I would suggest to stop writing sharps at the 6 o clock position, same with flats to.

[agent224ru]

@calmclownful Yes I got it, but what I mean is the fact that many musicians leave that tonality meaning it has no end. But actually it's wrong. I personally often write in C# major, but maybe it's just me. Also what I meant was that it'd be cool to see that tonality as well as the other :)

[BendOfMind]

USELESS

[jacquesguitars]

Now, compare this to the explanation of Karen Cuneo Ramirez and notice the difference! She turns the circle around, but boy: this is what I call a TEACHER.

[88Kieys]

Woah! What are they talking about. I guess I understood this with out even knowing it. I play by ear nearly all my life. Please watch my videos.

[0AngelTheArtist0]

i can't understand this for crap lol. i play everything by ear. i'm shocked i even play what i play and i don't understand this at at all (O_O)

[jaces1ao]

@0AngelTheArtist0 thats kinda what i was thinking but i've been playing for four years and never took any lessons and when i looked at this i was like wtf im lost. but after watching the video 30 or more times im starting to understand it

[virtuosoism]

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[sagnasty2k6]

Great video, very helpful

[Slantze]

Thanks for the tutorial! Very easy to understand!

[Anomiman]

by far the best

[kharmsky2004]

i am stil confused lol... i learned playing by ear... i had no prob with transpo it's like having a taste right a snap away... and progressions for me is somewhat an instinct... BUT i am very frustrated coz i dont get this first time.... ill try to study this hard... nice job!!! help us more!!! thankx!

[virtuosoism]

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[filmtress]

Excellent! Thank you.

[MsBflat]

I really enjoyed this lesson/example of how to find the circle of 5th's

[doktahyde]

Thank you

[BrFunkyBass]

Greate lesson 5 stars :)

Let me ask you something,on the key signature, if I'm reading a music and the key is for example G, does it means the notes on the staff are from (scales, modes, whatever) key of G right?

[Gugleyahoo]

@BrFunkyBass

Typically your first chord and your last chord will tell you what key you music is written in. Whatever those are will be what key signature, or scale, you use.

[kevbot22]

THANKS! Great explanation

[Tubztele]

Great tool to figure out key signatures thanks buddy. best theory lesson ive gotton so far

[Assashiro0ni]

ah, so thats how it look likes. thnks for this vid. thank you very much!! nice lesson.

[labellt]

good short lesson, I gained a lot from your teaching and how to relate sharps and flats to each key signature