RE: [Harp-L] Circle of Fifths (Circle of Fourths) and Positions

[Dean Liu <tliu10@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

These two little easy-to-remember mnemonic are based on the
fact that the more one studies the CoF, the more hidden knowledge of music
notes one discovers.

 

Major starts at “11 o’clock” -


Fifth Circle Goes Deeper And Ever Better; [Flat] goes(Gb=F#) deeper and
ever better 

 

Minor start at “8 o’clock”-

Fifth Circle Goes Deeper And Ever Better; [Sharp] fifth
circle goes deeper and (A#=Bb)…

 
Dean


> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Circle of Fifths (Circle of Fourths) and Positions
> From: bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 10:43:41 -0500
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> On Dec 16, 2013, at 9:32 AM, harp <harp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone have a mnemonic they use to remember the Circle of Fifths?
> 
> Also stolen from the Internet:
> 
> Children, Go, Dancing, After, Eating, Battered, Fish (and) Chips (Sharps)
> Children, Find, Bears, Exciting, And, Deer, Great, Chums (Flats)
> 
> Minor keys I use:
> All, Elephants, Bounce, For, Cheetah, Gorilla, Deer (Sharps)
> Afterwards, Dear, Gorilla, Cheetah, Find, Bouncing, Elephants (Flats)
> 
> 
> Bob Cohen
> Writer, Internet Consultant, Teacher
> w: bobjcohen.com
> t: #itsabobworld
>