Circle of Fifths

Music pages [1] [2] [3]

Music Patterns (no rules) with links to songs

Songs on YouTube

If you want to play the guitar or the piano, you do NOT try to learn the mathematical rules of music. It would be too confusing. You learn patterns, even though you might not be aware of them. The most basic pattern for Western music is the major scale (Do-Re-Mi ...). The most iconic visual representation of this being the black (F# pentatonic) and white (C major) keys on piano keyboards. For chords the most basic pattern is the Circle of Fifths.

Circle of Fifths
F	C	G	D
Bb	Key		A
Eb	of X		E
Ab / G#	C#	F#	B

Music Links
Guitar	standard tuning	guitar chords	flat tuning
guitar strums	3-chord Songs	4-chord Songs	Song Lessons
Trumpet	metronome	Music theory
Mandolin	melody	chords	tab
tuning [1] [2]	strings [1] [2] [3]	Moonshiner =>	[A] [D] [D]

Frets and Fractions:
Major Scales

open 2nd 4th 5th 7th 9th 11th 12th ...
1 8/9 4/5 3/4 2/3 3/5 8/15 1/2

Playing a major scale
on one string

Fingering Pattern (using 1 finger)
1 3 5 6 8 10 12 13 ...
Broken Down into 3 Parts (using 4 fingers)
1 3 1 2 4 1 3 4 ...

Fingering Pattern (using 1 finger)
1	3	5	6	8	10	12	13 ...
Broken Down into 3 Parts (using 4 fingers)
1	3	1	2	4	1	3	4 ...

Guitar Chords

Which of these (open) guitar chords can you play?

The Enhanced Circle of Fifths

Index to songs
Angie ... C
Cherry ... C
Cowgirl in the Sand ... C

Crossroads ... A
City of New Orleans ... G
The Cup Song ... C

A

A
Holding Out for a Hero ... C

House of the Rising Sun ... C
Iiwake ... C
Jambalaya ... G
Love ~ 4-letter Word ... G
Me and Julio ... A

H

H
The Rose ... A, C

Scotland ... A
7 Bridges Road ... G
Stand by Me ... A
Sweet Home Alabama ... G
Take Me Home ... A

Won't Get Fooled ... A

R
The Zoo ... G

Index to songs
Angie ... C Cherry ... C Cowgirl in the Sand ... C Crossroads ... A City of New Orleans ... G The Cup Song ... C A A	Holding Out for a Hero ... C House of the Rising Sun ... C Iiwake ... C Jambalaya ... G Love ~ 4-letter Word ... G Me and Julio ... A H H	The Rose ... A, C Scotland ... A 7 Bridges Road ... G Stand by Me ... A Sweet Home Alabama ... G Take Me Home ... A Won't Get Fooled ... A R The Zoo ... G

Day of the month, chords, and song title:

Day	Chords	Title
1	F#m, D, A, E	Africa [A] [G] [A] [A] [A] [A] Lessons [A] [G bar II]
2	X	Moonshiner
3	X	Holding Out for a Hero (lesson)
4	I, IV, V, I	Go Your Own Way [E] [E] [G#] [G] in F# [1] [2] [3] in the key of F [1] [lyrics 2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
5	X	Rick Beato lessons [1] [2]
6	X	Yasashisa ni Makimareta nara [F] [Bb] [F#]
7	X	Sympathy for the Devil [D]
8	X	Marigold [D] [solo] [lesson]
9	Bm, A, G, F#7	Anji [D] (lesson)
10	X	Beautiful Things [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
11	X	Go Your Own Way (lessons) [F] [C (bar V)] [D (bar III)] [D (bar III)]
12	X	Sweet Baby James [D] [Db] [lyrics D]
13	X	When Will I Be Loved [x] [x]
14	X	Gimme Shelter (lessons) [1] [2] [3] [4]
15	X	H (lesson)
16	I, IV, V, I	Don't Stop Believing [E] [E] [D] lesson: [G] [G] [E]
17	I, IV, V, I	Have You Ever Seen the Rain? [C] [C] lesson: [C]
18	X	H (lesson)
19	I, IV, V, I	Iris [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Lessons: [13] [14] [15]
20	X	Eye of the Tiger [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [chords 6]
21	X	Nagori Yuki [1] [2] [3] [4] lesson: key of F [5]
22	X	A (lesson)
23	X	Wagon Wheel [E]
24	X	H (lesson)
25	X	A (lesson)
26	X	M
27	X	Baby Driver [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
28	X	A (lesson)
29	I, II, IV, V, vi	As Tears Go By [G] [G] [G] [F] [F#] [F#] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
30	X	H (lesson)
31	X	H (lesson)

Last updated March 2025
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