I am a person who enjoys learning and applying methods with the motivation to improve my outcome in any situation. Learning an instrument you come across hundreds and thousands of tips and tricks that promise an enhancement in your learning curve. I found out that the best are the basic and simples ones. The deep understanding of basic music theory and the ability to apply that knowledge gives you way more possibilities than learning just another chord, scale, pattern and so forth. Most of the time you can derive these scales, chords and patterns from your basic knowledge. Additionally, understanding let you use them more freely or adjust them as you want.

Today, I want to show you how to understand, internalize and apply the circle of fifths. It is a tool, you most certainly came across in your school years. Nevertheless, fully understanding it can raise your effectiveness, speed and accuracy when it comes to musical questions tremendously. My goal for you here is to help you create a mental picture of the circle and to show you how you can use it in different areas.

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