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Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts #463325 03/21/18 05:52 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,479 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,479 North Carolina	My friend Tater Totts was reading the Band in a Box forum post about using the Circle of Fifths and he just couldn't understand what was so hard about it all so he wrote this song to explain how it works in Nashville. The Circle of Fifths, by Tater Totts. First song on his channel. https://soundcloud.com/tater-totts-radio Circle of Fifths Performed by Tater "Nashville" Totts CH Got a circle of fifths Around the front yard Got a circle of empty fifths Around the back yard too I’ll keep going around this Circle of fifths Until I drink my mind Off of you Got a Circle of Fifths In every room in the house And baby it’s the best that I can do And I’ll keep going around this Circle of fifths Until I drink my mind off of you V1 Well I flunked out of school in the first grade Cause I still couldn’t add 2 plus 2 But I didn’t need no schoolin’ that much anyways I never got the hang of sniffing glue But I reckon there’s good money money made in truckin’ Til you pull into the truck stop from hell That’s where I met you It was my first mistake Cause I could smell the liquor in your hair CH Got a circle of fifths Around the front yard Got a circle of empty fifths Around the back yard too I’ll keep going around this Circle of fifths Until I drink my mind Off of you Got a Circle of Fifths In every room in the house And baby it’s the best that I can do And I’ll keep going around this Circle of fifths Until I drink my mind off of you V2 Well I only got one question ‘bout the liquor stores What time do they open in your town You know I got to get there Early as I can Cause there’s a woman that kicked my heart around I should have known when I pulled into that truck stop I should have known when I kissed her And got a whiff of that smell I should have known that that woman was the devil And she would drag me right straight down into hell CH Got a circle of fifths Around the front yard Got a circle of empty fifths Around the back yard too I’ll keep going around this Circle of fifths Until I drink my mind Off of you Got a Circle of Fifths In every room in the house And baby it’s the best that I can do And I’ll keep going around this Circle of fifths Until I drink my mind off of you All Words and Music copyright 2018 by David Snyder **** Song Summary ********* Title: Circle of Fifths Words and Music by David Snyder, copyright 2018. Style is _BOBTAIL.STY (Bobtail Bluegrass Banjo Country) RealTracks in style: 2609:Bass, Electric, ClassicFunkRootFiveAlex Ev 130 RealTracks in style: 1262:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopShiningHeld Ev 120 RealTracks in style: ~~1118:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085 RealTracks in style: ~~589:Banjo, Bluegrass Doc Ev 100 (Rhythm) RealDrums in style: BluesRockNRoll^1-a:Snare , b:HiHat ***************** David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts David Snyder #463327 03/21/18 05:55 AM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,818 Middlesex, NC Guitarhacker Veteran
Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,818 Middlesex, NC	Great minds think alike. I just commented on a similarly titled post about some bottles..... Good song David. You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts David Snyder #463347 03/21/18 08:28 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 148 C Curt Young Apprentice
Curt Young Apprentice C Joined: May 2011 Posts: 148	David, Oh, my!!! Is there nothing sacred anymore? Somewhere in this is some pretty clever writing and production, I must say. Funny stuff. Tater is a legend!

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts David Snyder #463377 03/21/18 11:09 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,885 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,885 Florida	Too much theory for me. Too much whiskey for Tater. Too much banjo for anyone's good. Too much fun being had somewhere in Carolina. 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts David Snyder #463382 03/21/18 11:17 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia Rob4580 Veteran
Rob4580 Veteran Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia	Clever and fun David .Rob https://soundcloud.com/ironbarkbob https://open.spotify.com/artist/6IPuZM4B48Drnd38DEWC7L https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoXdTc0EC_3aaZSqT4dyzug Using Studio One.

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts David Snyder #463412 03/21/18 01:31 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,298 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,298 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Very creative David. Just loved the lyrics. Super vocal and backtrack Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts David Snyder #463423 03/21/18 02:08 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,663 United States Torrey Bliss Veteran
Torrey Bliss Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,663 United States	Tater is becoming a sort of musical legend/hero here on the forum! He's obviously faced some tough stuff along the way! I hope he can hold it together and keep bringing us these clever tunes!! Thanks, Torrey https://torreybliss.bandcamp.com/

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts Guitarhacker #463557 03/22/18 05:46 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,479 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,479 North Carolina	Thanks Herb! Like I tell everybody, Herb Hartley taught me everything I know about the circle of fifths. And I just leave it at that. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts Curt Young #463558 03/22/18 05:48 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,479 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,479 North Carolina	Curt, I know, that Tater is really obnoxious. He keeps busting into my studio and recording stuff. I tried taking out a restraining order but it didn't work. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts floyd jane #463559 03/22/18 05:52 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,479 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,479 North Carolina	Floyd, I shared your comments with Tater and he said that whereas he had learned everything he knew about writing a classic country song from you, he was surprised that you didn't understand the Pure T genius in his new song. He said he was pretty sure that one day you would see the light though, seeing as you are such a regular and steady church goin' fellar. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts David Snyder #463584 03/22/18 08:16 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,881 Northeastern USA rsdean Veteran
rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,881 Northeastern USA	LOL! A classic! Nice one David. Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts David Snyder #463625 03/22/18 01:21 PM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,187 Sacramento, California dcuny Veteran
dcuny Veteran Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,187 Sacramento, California	How did I not see this one coming... Congrats (?) to Tater on the first song on his channel. Fun song. May the circle be unbroken! -- David Cuny My virtual singer development blog Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing? BiaB 2025 \| Windows 11 \| Reaper \| Way too many VSTis.

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts David Snyder #463687 03/23/18 01:22 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,038 Ontario, Canada BlueAttitude Veteran
BlueAttitude Veteran Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,038 Ontario, Canada	Yeah! I always enjoy it when Tater Totts posts a new one. Love the Tater Totts artist description over on soundcloud BTW! Dave Blue Attitude Website Blue Attitude YouTube channel

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts David Snyder #463706 03/23/18 04:45 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414 Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff
Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414	You're friend did a great job on this The melodies on the banjo here are unreal, and the lyricism is fun and witty. Plus, the vocal performance is really strong here too. Whoever did the mixing also nailed it. Tater Totts killed this one - thanks for sharing! Cheers, Deryk

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts David Snyder #463729 03/23/18 06:37 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,052 Davis, CA G Greg Johnson Veteran
Greg Johnson Veteran G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,052 Davis, CA	Funny stuff Tater!! Love the "circle of fifths" angle. When I saw the title, I guessed where it was going. Really well done! Take care. Greg

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts David Snyder #463751 03/23/18 09:16 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,574 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,574 Hamlin NY	It great to know that Ron White's son takes after his father! (If you didn't catch this watch the end of the first Redneck Comedy Tour). Lots of fun here Tater. Your circle of fifths is a lot more fun than the one I studied in school! Two thumbs up. Back in my day the only time we started panic buying was when the bartender shouted "last call"! 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts Rob4580 #465164 04/01/18 01:14 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,479 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,479 North Carolina	Thanks Rob! Glad you liked it! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts David Snyder #465335 04/03/18 04:26 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 16,080 GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran
Janice & Bud Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 16,080 GA USA	Bwaa-ha-ha-ha-ha! Laughing out loud - literally. When is that dude gonna go on the road? Fun AND creative... You da man! J&B Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts David Snyder #465640 04/05/18 03:15 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 785 Alabama cliftond Journeyman
cliftond Journeyman Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 785 Alabama	This is a brilliant song David, so well developed and just right for country music. You have a creative mind for songwriting. I love this !!!!

Re: Circle of Fifths_by Tater Totts David Snyder #465643 04/05/18 03:35 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida Samuel Davis Journeyman
Samuel Davis Journeyman Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida	I love this one Tater. Great play on words. I must agree with Floyd though... Too much banjo for anybody. lol Very fun song. Samuel Davis Jr BIAB 2018 + Cubase + Ignite BMI www.sammycountry.com

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