The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #14219   Message #121102
Posted By: Joe Offer
05-Oct-99 - 08:48 PM
Thread Name: Three-chord songs
Subject: RE: Three-chord songs
I think it was Gargoyle who mentioned the "circle of fifths." That's a concept I haven't been quite able to understand. What's the value/significance of this circle? For years, I've wondered why certain chord and note progressions sound "right" or "wrong," and why notes played together sound either right or wrong. Is it just something that we're used to, or is there a mathematical or physical reason behind the relationships of these various sounds? Can somebody explain further?
-Joe Offer-