I'm German and have watched billions of videos about the circle of fifths in german(by the way in Germany we call it "Quintenzirkel"). And I never really understood him. And then you come in another language and suddenly everything makes sense! I'm really happy right now and will probably be busy with sisters and cousins ​​in the near future 😃! Many many heartfelt thanks. And many kind regards from Germany!❤❤❤

@shaylevinzon540

4 ай бұрын

Same for me though not in German. 🎉

@HenningUhle

4 ай бұрын

This is always the case with Will. And indeed, in Germany we have a lot of strange words for musical things. And we have this thing with B (German) = Bb (everywhere else) and H (German) = B (everywhere else)

@DanglyLingham

4 ай бұрын

I am english speaking and this made it more confusing for me. lol

@rossco78

4 ай бұрын

@@DanglyLinghamThen, i fear…you may never grasp it! Kidding! I think the best way to learn it is to watch this again but play/practice as Will goes through the different aspects. It will click eventually…good luck!

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Love to read such comments! Thank you so much! 🙏 And I am very happy my video helped you to understand it! :)

The circle of fifths has always been a bit of an enigma to me, but this is the best explanation I have seen to date. Thanks, Will!

Hi Will, What you call Power Notes is also known as the Major Pentatonic Scale. The 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6th notes of any Major scale, makes the Major Pentatonic. The 1, b3, 4, 5, & b7 makes the Minor Pentatonic Scale. Add in the b5 to the Minor Pentatonic Scale above and you have your standard Blues Scale. Try counting that out on all of the White keys and you'll have 3 new sacles to work from. If you know some scales, the formula can be applied to them as well. Guitarists are very well known for using Minor Pentatonic Scales, as they can be used over Major & Minor Chord progressions. Hope that helps a bit and gets some ideas flowing for those who are not Theory heads...LOL... Thx ElectricEddie

After 20 years of working with music, this is the best easiest way to understand I feel I have encountered. Thank you!!

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Love to hear feedback like yours! Thank you so much for the support and you are very welcome!

The title couldn't be more precise. This has literally unlocked music for me

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Haha love to hear that man! Thank you for dropping a comment!

Quite how one can watch so many videos on this subject and still not quite grasp it…and then you do one and all falls into place…nice. Great content and somehow you’ve managed to achieve what countless others have not. Cheers!

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Very much appreciate to hear that! 🙏

Yup… this is hands down the PERFECT explanation vid for the Circle of Fifths! It’s amazing to me how many other channels have tried to explain it and always seem to get it wrong along the way… this is perfectly done 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Congrats. You're the first one to explain this so that I can understand it. Thank you very much.

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support 🙂

This is excellent, please do more music theory videos in 2024🙏🏻💯

This really is a great explanation! It makes a whole lot more sense than any of the other tutorials did, that I have seen on this subject. Thanks, Will.

Best explanation for writing with the Circle of Fifths that I have ever seen. Thank you for this!!

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support 🙂

Bruuu finally I understood it. You always explain things so easy its a bless! Thanks!

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Very happy to hear man! My pleasure!

I've seen a few videos explaining the Circle of Fifths. The way you explain it is actually pretty easy to understand. I knew how many flats or sharps a scale has; I just didn't know how to make those progressions on a piano. Thanks to you, I understand now. Thanks, Will, again for a great video.

@EDMTips

2 ай бұрын

Excellent! I’m glad it helped, and you’re welcome :)

EDM TIPS once again with another amazingly helpful video. I've learnt so much from this channel over this last year I've been (trying to) make music. I don't necessarily make EDM, I make all sorts of genres but the tips I get from here have taught me so much. Thank you.

First time I’m digging how to use the circle of fifths. Thank you Sir. Glad I clicked! ❤

@EDMTips

2 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome!

Finally a thorough and easy to follow explanation of how to work the magic circle! Wish I could have joined your program for the new year but until that can happen, your videos keep making a real difference 😊

omg, I never understood what people meant because they never described it in a clear and easy way, English is not my first language so when people said "in relative to" etc I had no idea what they were on about but now I completely understand because you had a clear visual element and explanation for it. Thank you!

Great explanation!! Best i have ever seen 🎉

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the support!🙏

I have watched a lot of vids explaining what the circle of fifth is, but you are the first one actually showing what to do with it and how to use it for composition. Thank you so much for that! (And Iam from germany too :D)

@EDMTips

Ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

@PeterPauz

Ай бұрын

​​@@EDMTipsOne additional question: I expect the rules of using the five notes explained in chapter "writing a melody" can be also applied when writing a Bassline fitting to an already existing chord progression?

Thank you for making this super digestible! I've watched so many of these circle of fifths youtube videos... this is the best one. If you could make a more advanced one with 7th and other chord progressions.. I would be in heaven. Thanks again man!

i love painting as much as making beats! you just gave me an awesome painting idea acrylic, circle of fifths abstract! thanks bro

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Haha yeah give this a try! Rock on, man!

I came here to learn how to change keys in a song. I got what I needed. Thanks Will!

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Love to hear that! 🙏 Appreciate your support!

Thank you very much for this video. You really made me understand the circle of 5ths

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure man! Thank you for the comment!🙏

The most amazing tutorial I have ever come across ❤

@EDMTips

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! :)

I always had to write it down, but no one told me about this! Thank you!

such a great and easy explanation! Thanks a lot!

Circle of fifths is a gift that keeps on giving. Thanks for the explanation.

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

100%! It is so useful! My pleasure!

Man.I thought I had it figured out, learned something new today. Thanks a lot, you videos really have been inspiring the last couple of days since I found you! You are awesome!

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support! 🙂

What a great job explaining how you make the notes and seeing the red circles around the notes as you played them further enforced the learning. Nice.

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

So happy to hear you found the video useful! Thank you for your support!

Very good explanation. I knew about relative minors, but using circles of fifths for figuring out chord progressions and melodies is awesome. Will def be referring back to this video

Holy shit, man. I started watching this video thinking "This guy and goddamn accent are gonna be another dead end for me in trying to figure this shit out." At the end of the video, I'm already jamming out and making my own tunes, giggling like a school girl because I just can't believe that it finally clicked. I'm subscribed and binge watching everything you've made because you're the first person to finally make music theory make sense for me. Give this hero your time and you will understand everything you've been dying to understand. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

@EDMTips

9 күн бұрын

Well, looks like I've done my job then! 😉 Thanks for subscribing and I hope you continue to enjoy the content! 🙌🏻

Best explanation i have ever seen ! Thanks

wowww, tremendous contribution, this is taking the big step through something that is always complicated to understand, you have made it easy and brief, thank you very much friend

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

You are very welcome indeed!

Best explanation I've seen. Thanks!

@EDMTips

20 күн бұрын

Thanks, and you’re welcome!

The "duh" logic of the third in the circle of fifths never occurred to me. Thank you for the matter-of-fact brilliance of your presentation. I learned something new!

Great outline. I learned a few new things from your video. Thanks😊😊

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome, glad it was helpful! 🙌🏻

Oh my word, this is what I have needed forever!!! I cannot thank you enough!!!

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome!! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

This is a great explanation Will, and the examples help a lot. Thanks!

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Happy to hear man! Glad I could help!

Fantastic!! New to music production and just printed this out from your website so I can have it on my wall.

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Amazing man!🙌🙌 Happy to hear! The Circle of Fifths is truly helpful!

Super helpful, I finally understood after watching 10s of videos. I wish you had touched on playing minor key chord progressions though I assume it has the same rules as the major key chord progressions.. so glad I found your channel!

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

Cool, I dont understand everything but very helpfull

There's so many videos about the circle of fifths with tons of views, but this is the only one that made understand why it's so useful!, you have new subscriber!

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

Awesome mate! Looks like I've done my job right then! haha Thanks for subscribing and I hope you continue to enjoy the content! 🙌🏻

Great video and tool!

Good job maestro. Fun & easy to follow.

@EDMTips

Ай бұрын

Cheers, Jobu, glad you enjoyed it! :)

I particularly like the melody part - I don't quite understand why those 4 notes work well?? I must experiment with this, thanks for inspiring something to jam with!

Never, Never, Never have I ever heard the Circle of Fifths explained and simplified with its usefulness as well as you’ve explained it. Where the heck were you 10 years ago?! I could’ve been a star by now! 😂😂😂

@EDMTips

2 ай бұрын

I've been here for the past almost 10 years, where you've been, Mark?! Jokes aside, I am glad you found it helpful! 🙌🏻

Amazing thank you I love learning music production because of you.

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Happy to hear!

You are doing so much good 🎉🎉

@EDMTips

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

amazing explanation thank u!

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Happy to hear!

This is the best explanation of this I’ve ever seen!

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

Appreciate it! 🙌🙏

Nice one as always, Will. Now, we need to clarify that a Dominant-7-chord is not diminished. But chords is a topic for a whole series of videos.

In my opnion, actually showing how to use the circle of fifths rather than blandly explaining the relations between the notes is what makes this video stand out from the rest, very good job!

@EDMTips

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I am stoked you found it helpful 🙌🏻

Very good explanation ! PS. Please add the part about using the Circle to create melodies using the "power notes" into the Radio Ready Program Music Theory For EDM Producers course, because that part is very valuable, but it's not in the course yet. Cheers

Amazing explanation! Amazing video! Thanks!

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the comment! I appreciate it!🙏

2:09 This also explains why most songs written on piano (/ organ / keyboard / etc) are not in C#, F# or B. Having said this, on a guitar you can tune it in C# - et voila And in the DAW you can drag all notes in C up a semitone - et voila But tradionally it's the most simple to stay in C, / Am, G, / Em, F / Dm, D / Bm and A# / Gm.

wow. Thank you so much!

@EDMTips

Күн бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you found it helpful 🙂

You made this so much understandable

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Happy to hear!

i think i found the best video on the internet, wow you are truly a hero

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the support and kind words!🙏🙏

Excellent video sir!

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Much appreciated! :)

Thanks!

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Thank you too, mate!

Jinkies 🤓More good advice. This one's going to take a bit of replaying to understand. Thank you for the video.

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your support! Take your time with the video! Shows your commitment! :)

Very helpful video! I’ve got a tutorial request - could you please make a Justice-style track (e.g. Genesis, DANCE)?

Possibly one of the most useful and interesting videos I’ve seen in a long time!

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

Love to hear that! Thank you so much!

Very helpful

@EDMTips

7 күн бұрын

Awesome, glad you found it helpful 🙂🙏🏻🙌🏻

thank you sir

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Anything else you're struggling with?

Excellent video 👍

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Really glad you enjoyed it so much man!

You are the best avicci too will ik love to watch it

The circle of fifths is our friend, I was afraid of it now I have a laminated one to help memorise it 👍

I would advise to just learn the major and minor triads without thinking about a clock with two rings. Or do you also know that your knee is your knee by going leg - foot - middle?

I literally got a wooden circle of fifths wheel as an Xmas gift for my gf’s sister who took up guitar in 2023 - might have to get one for myself now 😂

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

What a wholesome gift actually! Want one for my desk now!😄

It is the best way to learn all keys

@EDMTips

14 күн бұрын

Cheers!

I finally got it. It means that melody is always written in sister and cousin cords of main note, right?

Is there any midi controller out there that’s based on this? Sort of like the Artiphon Orba but with the circle of fifths chords?

🙏🚀💫⬆️

Is there an app for this where you touch one of the circles and it plays the chords? I do like your breakdown of it cause its explained rather simply and not confusing

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

I'm not aware of such an app but would be pretty neat! Happy you enjoyed the video! :)

Does anyone know the name of the song he played around 6:02 ?

How can you use the circle of 5ths to build 7th chord progressions and melodies? For example, in the key of C, etc., What about the key of Fm? How can you figure out the melody notes and chords? Do you go to the left of the circle?

Is this the best Tutorial about Circle of Fifths, yesss.... this is the "Circle of Will`s", which is made from HELL! HELL YEAHHH

❤❤❤❤❤❤

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

Appreciate it! 🙌🙏

Great video but I don't get the gist of changing key to the relative major/minor key, e.g. C -> a. All notes of both keys are the same, so this is not a key change for me, at least not harmonically.

Is there a way the circle of fifths can show you which 7 notes are in each scale..?? If so, how do you do that..??

does this work the same for guitar?

@EDMTips

2 ай бұрын

Yes it does!

@secretchannel650

2 ай бұрын

@@EDMTips great thanks

@EDMTips

2 ай бұрын

Sure thing!

2024 I will learn music theory ☝️

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Yes!! Go for it!🙌

What about step cousin chords?

iv made notes of this and going to get a circle of fifths mouse mat 😂cheers mate

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

Not the worst of ideas! haha

The secret is in pentatonic chords :)

8:17 min... see Will stealing from Moby

Says C maj, then proceeds to play C#(+50ct)maj

I just don’t get it. I want to start making music but don’t understand any of this. I’ve bought ableton but literally have no clue. All this talk of chords, what is that? It’s frustrating because I wanna understand but don’t.

@YoureNowOnTV

4 ай бұрын

Music is a language and it has ways of describing sounds. You learnt English by practicing words and then joined them to make a sentence. Be kind to yourself, learn by taking small steps in knowledge. You can climb vast mental mountains that way. 😊👍 KZread channels like this are your friends in that knowledge journey.

@SuperRuss26

4 ай бұрын

@@YoureNowOnTV thankyou for your comment. The thing is I dj, I mix in key. The problem is I rely on mixed in key to key my tracks. If I had a keyboard in front of my id not have a clue how to play it. Or to work out the key of a track using a keyboard. I wanna progress into producing but because I’ve no musical theory back ground I simply have no clue. So I feel that buying ableton was a waste of money because I don’t understand music.

@YoureNowOnTV

4 ай бұрын

@@SuperRuss26 a DAW like Ableton helps you freeze music to identify parts. You can slow things down, repeat parts, change how high or low the note octaves are and analyse so many things. Definitely not a waste of money. It’s a powerful tool that takes time to learn, you can do it because other people can. Imagine how hard it would have been to learn and compose music back in Mozart or Beethoven’s time! The thing is you can learn a lot in music but the cool thing is you don’t have to learn it all to make it. Small steps are still movement in the right direction. 😉👍

@SuperRuss26

4 ай бұрын

@@YoureNowOnTV Thankyou, much appreciated.

@YoureNowOnTV

4 ай бұрын

@@SuperRuss26 No worries. 😀👍 Hard things are fun because when you succeed the reward feels much bigger.

Father Charles Gets Dinner And Eats Bacon; Bead Gcf. (Gcf: Greatest Common Factor).

Your keyboard sounds out by about semi tone and half or more...😢..

@Skaggy2012

3 ай бұрын

Still good thou

I'm still confused 😂

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

You may want to watch it again! :)

And I stop watching at 5:19... . I´m not so nerd! But it could be good for blind music people!

This is a recipe for mediocrity... No wonder 'pop' music is so uninspiring!

@EDMTips

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback!

That was the dopest way I’ve ever heard to explain TCOF. 🎉🎉🎉

@EDMTips

3 ай бұрын

Really glad you liked it so much! Anything else in particular you’re struggling with and would like me to cover on the channel?

OH! I actually GET this! Thank you so much!!!

@EDMTips

4 ай бұрын

Yessss🙌🏻 Love to hear my video was useful! You are very welcome! :)