michelew wrote:
tacticaltal wrote:I really don't think you need to worry too much Terry. It is really useful for remembering key signatures if you read music, but if you use tab then you don't need to worry as much. It is also handy for remembering the fourth and fifth of a key, but if you know these already from years of playing then no worries. For example, take any letter in the sequence (say an E), the note on the right side (clockwise in the circle) is the fifth (B) the one in the other side (anti clockwise) is the fourth (A).Thanks for the reply, michele. I'm still trying to envelop myself around this circle Maybe I'm not ready for it yet
As a guitarist you have an advantage over other musicians, it's called a capo. We can change keys without even thinking about sharps and flats just by moving the capo. Other musicians are not so lucky. So tab, capos. Woo hoo! there are two reasons why you don't need to fully grasp the circle of fifths if you just want to play. which, by the way, you obviously have no trouble with. Some of us could definitely do with more playing.