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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

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Great minds think alike.

I just commented on a similarly titled post about some bottles.....


Good song David.

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!

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.

Clever and fun David .Rob

Very creative David. Just loved the lyrics. Super vocal and backtrack

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

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.

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.

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.

LOL! A classic!

Nice one David.

Bob

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!

Yeah! I always enjoy it when Tater Totts posts a new one.

Love the Tater Totts artist description over on soundcloud BTW!

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!

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

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.

Thanks Rob! Glad you liked it!

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

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 !!!!

I love this one Tater. Great play on words. I must agree with Floyd though... Too much banjo for anybody. lol

Very fun song.