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circle progression

circle progression noun: a chord progression with ascending fourths and/or descending fifths.

Noun

circle progression (plural circle progressions)

  1. a chord progression with ascending fourths and/or descending fifths.
    • The circle progression I–IV–viiᵒ-iii-vi-ii-V-I moves counterclockwise around the circle of fifths:
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Forms of circle progression

pluralcircle progressions

Questions about circle progression

What does circle progression mean?
Circle progression means a chord progression with ascending fourths and/or descending fifths.
What part of speech is circle progression?
Circle progression is a noun.
What is the plural of circle progression?
The plural of circle progression is circle progressions.

Words near circle progression in the dictionary

  1. circle of Willis
  2. circle out
  3. Circle Pines
  4. circle pit
  5. circle pits
  6. circle progression
  7. circle progressions
  8. circle runner
  9. circle runners
  10. circle sector
  11. circle sectors

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