There’s More to Playing the Piano
Chapter 9 - The Cycle of Fifths (Part 1)
The Cycle of Fifths is the diagram that can most easily unlock the secrets of scales, arpeggios, chords, keys, key relationships and harmony. Each note on the Cycle of Fifths diagram forms the interval of a 5th with its neighbour. Follow these steps to construct the diagram: Draw a neat circle Put a tiny pencil mark at the top, bottom, right and left (north, south, east and west). Put two further pencil marks in each quarter to create a clock face. Draw 0 in the top position (12 o’clock). Then label the diagram...
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