The circle of fifths is a deceptively simple diagram that lays out every musical note, key, three-note chord and scale, and charts the relationship between them. A bit like a musical version of the ...

Don't be afraid. The circle of fifths looks confusing but it's only ever here to help. And a basic understanding of what it's trying to tell you could lead you down a whole new creative superhighway.

Forget rote memorization. Use these musical exercises to get the circle of fifths deep into your ear, brain, and fingers.

The work tastes overwhelmed, like alert palms flanking a full highway. How you find the grit later in your mouth & wake into your own enormity. How the work takes an unexpected amount of right turns ...