The Circle Of Fifths - Bus Window Chords
Chords: C,, Am, G, Dm, G,, Em, Bm, F#m, C#m, G#m
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Genre: electronic, experimental, indie
At first glance, this song seems quite complicated, as it changes key 12
times
and every basic chord of the Chromatic Scale is represented, both Majors and
Minors
but it is actually quite simple, once you get the pattern.
It begins in the key of C, with the chords Am G Am Dm Am G,
that is, the 6th minor, 5th major, 6th minor, 2nd minor, 6th minor and
finally the 5th major (of C Major).
Then the key switches to G, with the chords Em D Em Am Em D, which is again
the 6m, 5M, 6m, 2m, 6m and 5M.
And then into the key of D, and so on, clockwise around the Circle of Fifths
(hence the title).
This song is organised into a chart to help orient the guitarist to the
song's structure:
(Key)|| vi |V |vi |ii |vi |V |
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||
[Intro]
(C) || Am |G |Am |Dm |Am |G |
||-------------------------------------------------------
[Solo]
(G) || Em |D |Em |Am |Em |D |
||-------------------------------------------------------
(D) || Bm |A |Bm |Em |Bm |A |
||-------------------------------------------------------
(A) || F#m |E |F#m |Bm |F#m |E |
||-------------------------------------------------------
(E) || C#m |B |C#m |F#m |C#m |B |
||-------------------------------------------------------
(B) || G#m |F# |G#m |C#m |G#m |F# |
||-------------------------------------------------------
(Gb) || Ebm |Db |Ebm |Abm |Ebm |Db |
||-------------------------------------------------------
(Db) || Bbm |Ab |Bbm |Ebm |Bbm |Ab |
||-------------------------------------------------------
(Ab) || Fm |Eb |Fm |Bbm |Fm |Eb |
||-------------------------------------------------------
(Eb) || Cm |Bb |Cm |Gm |Cm |Bb |
||-------------------------------------------------------
(Bb) || Gm |F |Gm |Dm |Gm |F |
||-------------------------------------------------------
(F) || Dm |C |Dm |Am |Dm |C |
||-------------------------------------------------------
[Outro]
(C) || Am |G |Am |Em |Am |G |Em
In a less cluttered format:
[Intro]
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