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Don't know how accurate it is but here ya go.
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There's a bunch here too. Some are very good, but some a horrible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/..._fifths_deluxe_4.svg
In music theory, the circle of fifths (or circle of fourths) shows the relationships among the twelve tones of the chromatic scale, their corresponding key signatures, and the associated major and minor keys. More generally, it is a geometrical representation of relationships among the 12 pitch classes of the chromatic scale in pitch class space. Musicians and composers use the circle of fifths to understand and describe those relationships.
At the top of the circle, the key of C has no sharps or flats. Starting from there and going clockwise by ascending fifths, the key of G has one sharp, the key of D has 2 sharps, and so on. Similarly, going counterclockwise from the top by descending fifths, the key of F has one flat, the key of B♭ has 2 flats, and so on. At the bottom of the circle, the sharp and flat keys overlap, showing pairs of enharmonic key signatures.
Starting at any pitch, ascending by the interval of an equal tempered perfect fifth, one passes all twelve tones, to return to the beginning pitch. (Ascending by justly tuned perfect fifths fails to close the circle by a small amount, the Pythagorean comma.) Reversing the direction, playing tones separated by a perfect fourth, gives the same result. (To the ear, the sequence of fourths gives an impression of settling, or resolution. (see cadence))
Basically it's just a way of remembering key signatures and relative minor scales. The 1, 3, 5, notes of each scale is called a triad and is the basic notes for any particular chord. The circle of fifths isn't particularly important but it is something that's good to know just because (IMO, of course). A trained musician will have memorized key signatures and all that anyway but I guess the diagram is a good visual aid to help memorization.
i.e. Compare open E 6th string ... to 7th fret E on the 5th string .... to 9th fret E on the 3rd string ... to open E on 1st string. Do the same with other notes. If you check your tuning every time you play, eventually you will start remembering where certain notes are located on the fingerboard. And your guitar should be in good tune.
And if you know where E is anywhere on the guitar, then you know D is always only 2 frets lower and F is one fret higher, etc, etc.
E min - D Major (I add the F# in the bass/6th string) - A minor - B Major ( with a 6-5 suspension, G on top down to an F# )
Although I've seen the D Major chord tabbed as an F# minor variant -
x ( 1st string muted )
0
2
0
2
2
While it does have a certain Frippian sound to it I still prefer a D chord with the F# on the bottom. Has a certain power and majesty to it.
I just need to sit down and spend a little time on these ... but there's always those little hidden things that are hard to determine without having the music.
I've stayed off of the tab sites since a nasty virus from tabcrawler almost nuked my drive.
I really posted this to keep this thread alive. Good info above, guys. Much appreciated. Keep contributing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K-DbaaI4wc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdfmtN-67JU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqyjBhmsarc
Once you memorize one type of mode all over the fretboard you can easily transpose it to any key and/or mode.
Then when you switch keys, just slide your hand up or down the fretboard until you hit the root note, then the memorized locations you have from the C scale will work in any other scale.
That is a very easy way to learn most things on a guitar. Something that makes it easier to play than a piano, because everything is just a slide up or down the fretboard. The location of the scale hand positions stays the same.
Honestly, unless I am deep into some sort of jazz or classical playing, the circle of fifths and sclaes never even enters my mind. I've touched on it a few times with a couple of students that really wanted to get into theory, but the majority of them just wanna play and learn their way around the guitar. It is nice to see some kids that still want to know WHY certain things sound good on a gutiar and in music, instead of just knowing that is sounds good for no reason.
A great thing to learn all this from is old old jazz records. The early stuff for jump and swing jazz guitar like Tiny Grimes is great because the stuff is pretty simple to play, but it is rooted in theory, and it sounds fantastic. Learn the songs, then learn the structure of the chords, and you will begin to see how things were put together.
Pit Row
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pJ1ccnC1GI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evTTHS9hwvU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKMYeXkYcgs&feature=related
Damn...love that song. One of the tunes which hits me so hard that it gives me the chills. When I get it completely dialed, this one's gonna ring my ears...the amp's going up to 11.
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