[Dixielandjazz] Circle of 5ths

[brycejo at comcast.net]

Actually, I learned the cycle of fifths as DESCENDING fifths and/or ASCENDING fourths.

So: C;  F;  Bb;  Eb;  Ab; Db; Gb; B; E; A; D; G; C

C is the 5th of F; while F is the 4th of C.

Of course, they'd use 7ths rather than tonic chords

Usually, a cycle of 5th progression would go:

C; E7; A7; D7; G7; C  
Release: E7; A7; D7; G7
as in Five Foot Two and Please Don't Talk About Me when I'm Gone.

The cycle of 5ths has been called a "natural" movement in music with each chord resolving naturally to the next chord.

Other "essentially" cycle of 5th tunes: Louis' Once in a While; Who'd Sorry Now and Yesterday by Lennon/McCartney.

J. D. Bryce
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> Hey guys and girls, 
> The Circle of Fifths goes both left and right, or rather clockwise and 
> counter clock wise. The sharp keys go clockwise (right): 
> C - G - D - A - E - B - F# (Gb) - C# (Db) 
> And the flat keys go counter clockwise (left): 
> C - F - Bb - Eb - Ab - Db (C#) - Gb (F#) 
> 
> That's the Circle Of Fifths as I learned it from an old Professor when I 
> learned classical theory (Willie Richter) at age 12, while in training to become 
> the church organist. No device has been more useful in my experience as an 
> arranger, composer, jazz pianist. 
> 
> Ed Metz 
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