The Most Confusing Thing About The Circle of Fifths

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The circle of fifths and the circle of fourth are one and the same. It just depends which one is going up or down, clockwise or counterclockwise. It’s simple but can also be pretty confusing, like time zones or quick maths. Hopefully this video will help smooth out any confusion, or at least put you on the path to understanding.

Check out the original Circle of Fifths video here: https://youtu.be/O43EBVnwNvo

0:00 – Introduction
1:00 – Review of how the circle is built
1:44 – The part where people get confused
2:33 – The part we agree on and the part we don’t
3:36 – How fourths show up on the circle (inversions)
4:36 – It gets worse. The Bizarro Mirror Universe Circle
5:39 – Storytime

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Key Signatures(new) – https://youtu.be/M6588OmxV6Q
Intervals Part I – https://youtu.be/8RPggfJ5bjQ
Intervals Part II – https://youtu.be/1JpUVETI60w
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