Circle Of Fifths Finger Method for Right Hand
Circle Of Fifths Finger Method for Right Hand by Rockmaster
How to use the Circle Of Fifths Finger Method for Right Hand in chord changing
Circle Of Fifths Finger Method for Right Hand by Rockmaster
Circle Of Fifths Finger Method for Right Hand
This is the Circle Of Fifths Finger Method for Right Hand
With the Finger Method you will use your finger position to guide you through the process.
The main things to remember with this method are:
One of the notes that you are fingering in the current chord is the root of the next chord a 5th away.
You move two fingers to get to the chord a 5th away.
You skip two white keys to get to the bass note.
When you land on a black key you will sometimes pick up an additional white key.
M = Major, m = minor, d = diminished
m m m d M M M
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The Circle of 5ths is made up of 3 minor chords and 3 major chords separated by a diminished chord.
Start the circle on the middle of the 3 major chords and wrap around.
The roots of the chords move counter-clockwise.
Please remember that when you move to a chord a 5th away you move 2 fingers.
You also skip 2 white keys for the bass note.
When you land on a black key you will sometimes pick up an additional white key.
Circle Of Fifths For Left-Hand Chord Changing
Chord a 5th Up
The bottom finger and the top finger are a 5th apart so if you move the bottom finger up to the note of the top finger you move to the chord a 5th up.
But if you keep repeating this process you will move out of the chord range area of the keyboard and eventually you will run out of keyboard.
So to get to the chord a 5th up you can also move your top finger down to the note above the note of the bottom finger to get to the same chord.
By alternating these two steps you will be able to play the circle of fifths and stay within the chord range area of the keyboard.
Chord a 5th Down
The bottom finger and the top finger are a 5th apart so if you move the top finger down to the note of the bottom finger you move to the chord a 5th down.
But if you keep repeating this process you will move out of the chord range area of the keyboard and eventually you will run out of keyboard.
So to get to the chord a 5th down you can also move your bottom finger up to the note below the note of the top finger to get to the same chord.
By alternating these two steps you will be able to play the circle of fifths and stay within the chord range area of the keyboard.
x - x - x C
x - x - x G
x - x - x Dm
x - x - x Am
x - x - x Em
x - x - x Bdim
x - x - x F
x - x - x C
All that you need to remember is to move your top finger down to the note above the bottom finger, B+1.
(B+1 < T)
and move the bottom finger up to the note of the top finger.
(B > T)
Example in Bb
Bb F Cm Gm Dm Adim Eb Bb
Example in Db
Db Ab Ebm Bbm Fm Cdim Gb Db
Example in G
G D Am Em Bm F#dim C G
Example in D
D A Em Bm F#m C#dim G D
Example in E
E B F#m C#m G#m D#dim A E
Circle Of Fifths
M = Major, m = minor, d = diminished
m m m d M M M
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The Circle of Fifths is made up of 3 minor chords and 3 major chords separated by a diminished chord.
Start the circle on the middle of the 3 major chords and wrap around moving counter-clockwise.
Please remember that when you move to a chord a 5th away you move 2 fingers.
x - x - x C
x - x - x F
x - x - x Bdim
x - x - x Em
x - x - x Am
x - x - x Dm
x - x - x G
x - x - x C
All that you need to remember is to move your bottom finger up to the note below the top finger, T – 1.
(B > T – 1)
and move the top finger down to the note of the bottom finger.
(B < T)
Example in Bb
Bb Eb Adim Dm Gm Cm F Bb
Example in Db
Db Gb Cdim Fm Bbm Ebm Ab Db
Example in G
G C F#dim Bm Em Am D G
Example in D
D G C#dim F#m Bm Em A D
Example in E
E A D#dim G#m C#m F#dim B E
Circle Of Fifths Finger Method for Left Hand
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