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Sunday 2 June 2013

Mnemonics to remember circle of fifths

I love Mnemonics because they help me to learn. They can be as silly as you want. 

Remember in an earlier post the ditty to remember the order of sharps and flats:

Flats:
Battle End And Down Goes Charles Father

Sharps:
Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle

How about something to remember the circle of fifths?

Major scales - sharps (starting with no sharps or flats ie C)

Carolyn Goes Down And Eats Bread Fast (just remember the F is F# Major)

Major scales with flats:

Carolyn Flattens BEADs Good (the BEAD - Bb, Eb, Ab, Db) Don't forget G is Gb

Now for the Minor Scales (sharps):

Always (0#) Emily (1#) Beats (2#) Four (3#) Cymbals (4#) Gongs (5#) Drums (6#)  (don't forget the FCGD are all sharps)

BUT go the other way and start with 6bs after the A

Emily (6b) Beats (5b) Four (4b) Cymbals (3b) Gongs (2b) Drums (1b) Always (0b) (don't forget the E and B are Eb and Bb)

Below is the Circle of Fifths






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