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Lofi Beats & The Circle of Fifths

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The Circle of Fifths

The circle of fifths is a way of organizing the 12 tones in the western chromatic scale. Depending on whether youare moving clockwise or counter clockwise around the circle, the circle either moves up in fifths, c, g, d, a, or it moves up in fourths,. And in terms of the key signatures associated with each note, each step around the circle either adds a sharp or adds a flat. One way to think of it is that the circle gives composers a framework for cord progressions. It puts the 12 possible chords in a sequence where each step through that sequence isin'to super dramatic change. This allows for more flexibility when building melodic

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