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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlMLh3Xpa78 "Daytime Drama"]], a production music piece used in ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' (UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths variant).

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlMLh3Xpa78 "Daytime Drama"]], a production music piece used in ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' (UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths variant).variant), and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OusGol4iC0 "Woe is Me!]], another such track (while there is no accompaniment, the melody implies this progression).


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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcwlGjDNkkw Kaye Ballard - In Other Words]], the ''[[CoveredUp original]]'' version of the oft-covered "Fly Me to the Moon", uses the UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths variant in the chorus. It's also a relative major example. Naturally, covers of the song are used as the EndingTheme for [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion an anime.]]

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* Music/{{Train}} - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv_kecbON_g "Call Me Sir"]] (Circle of Fifths variant)
* [[Music/{{Madvillainy}} Madvillain]] - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9LharQU0LI "All Caps"]] by way of an Series/{{Ironside}} [[{{Sampling}} sample]] (UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths variant).

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* Music/{{Train}} - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv_kecbON_g "Call Me Sir"]] (Circle of Fifths (UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths variant)
* [[Music/{{Madvillainy}} Madvillain]] - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9LharQU0LI com/watch?v=noPlIn8TJSQ "All Caps"]] by way of an Series/{{Ironside}} ''[[Series/{{Ironside 1967}} Ironside]]'' [[{{Sampling}} sample]] (UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths variant).


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* Music/StevieWonder - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YGc6RMOYF8 "Isn't She Lovely"]] (UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths variant, relative major example)
* Carl Carlton - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rkBVzyhtWg "She's a Bad Mama Jama"]] -- Besides being a relative major example, the song offers a twist; the progression is the UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths variant, but with a II chord instead of the usual ii.
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* [=DeBarge=] - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dsCxATYMYk "A Dream"]] (UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths variant)

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* The Real [=McCoy=] - "Another Night"

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* The Real [=McCoy=] - "Another Night"Night" (UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths variant)



* Lolita - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B46bWGCmBFU Goin' On]]" (synth and chorus; the former is relative major)

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* Lolita - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B46bWGCmBFU Goin' On]]" (synth and chorus; the former is relative major)major and alternates with the UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths variant)


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* FM Attack -[[https://youtu.be/1jaixB3GBo0 "Echoes"]] (Relative minor example)
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* [[Music/{{Madvillainy}} Madvillain]] - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9LharQU0LI "All Caps"]] by way of an Series/{{Ironside}} [[{{Sampling}} sample]] (UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths variant).
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* Every Heart by ''Music/BoA'', ending of Inuyasha. Relative Major example

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* Every Heart "Every Heart" by ''Music/BoA'', [[Music/BoaKorea BoA]], ending of Inuyasha.Manga/{{Inuyasha}}. Relative Major example



* The first half of the verse of "Time After Time" by MaiKuraki.

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* The first half of the verse of "Time After Time" by MaiKuraki.Mai Kuraki.



** the prologue theme in the Japanese version: YukieNakama, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWuHmlWn-bs Makenai ai ga kitto aru]]"

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** the prologue theme in the Japanese version: YukieNakama, Yukie Nakama, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWuHmlWn-bs Makenai ai ga kitto aru]]"



* The fourth (and final) ending theme of ''Anime/EurekaSeven'', "Canvas" by {{COOLON}}. Relative major example

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* The fourth (and final) ending theme of ''Anime/EurekaSeven'', "Canvas" by {{COOLON}}.COOLON. Relative major example



* [[SuperDimensionFortressMacross Mari Iijima]] and Robbie Ford - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr4WL_YGZEQ "Eternal Summer"]]

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* [[SuperDimensionFortressMacross Mari Iijima]] Creator/MariIijima and Robbie Ford - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr4WL_YGZEQ "Eternal Summer"]]



* Yuki Kajiura uses this progression a lot in her music

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* Yuki Kajiura Music/YukiKajiura uses this progression a lot in her music



** Appears in many Kalafina songs, including the choruses of ''[[https://youtu.be/l3pWlPfaN6Q believe]]'' (''Fate/stay night [unlimited blade works]'' ED 1), ''[[https://youtu.be/LtHSlpL7lHg One Light]]'' (''The Heroic Legend of Arslan'' ED 2), and ''[[https://youtu.be/ExIHmrIckpQ Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaeteiku]]'' (''Kara no Kyoukai'' 2nd Movie ED)

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** Appears in many Kalafina Music/{{Kalafina}} songs, including the choruses of ''[[https://youtu.be/l3pWlPfaN6Q believe]]'' (''Fate/stay night [unlimited blade works]'' ED 1), ''[[https://youtu.be/LtHSlpL7lHg One Light]]'' (''The Heroic Legend of Arslan'' ED 2), and ''[[https://youtu.be/ExIHmrIckpQ Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaeteiku]]'' (''Kara no Kyoukai'' 2nd Movie ED)



* Briefly in the first movement of Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's [[BeethovenViolinConcerto violin concerto]], when the [[SonataForm second theme]] temporarily goes to minor.

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* Briefly in the first movement of Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's [[BeethovenViolinConcerto violin concerto]], concerto, when the [[SonataForm second theme]] theme temporarily goes to minor.



* Music/TalkTalk's "It's My Life" in the prechorus; the chorus uses the CircleOfFifths.

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* Music/TalkTalk's "It's My Life" in the prechorus; the chorus uses the CircleOfFifths.UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths.



* Deborah Cox - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-XazKZxZXg "I Never Knew"]] (except for the bridges)

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* Deborah Cox - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-XazKZxZXg com/watch?v=XQ4wFCmmA9s "I Never Knew"]] (except for the bridges)



* The Whispers - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_ARiZT2F88 More of the Night]] (verses) (CircleOfFifths variant)

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* The Whispers - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_ARiZT2F88 More of the Night]] (verses) (CircleOfFifths (UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths variant)



* Music/JessicaSimpson - "Where You Are" (verses, combined with CircleOfFifths)

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* Music/JessicaSimpson - "Where You Are" (verses, combined with CircleOfFifths)UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths)



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlMLh3Xpa78 "Daytime Drama"]], a production music piece used in ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' (CircleOfFifths variant).

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlMLh3Xpa78 "Daytime Drama"]], a production music piece used in ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' (CircleOfFifths (UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths variant).

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* Toni Braxton's "I Love Me Some Him" uses the CircleOfFifths variant (iv instead of VI) (Relative major example)

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* Toni Braxton's "I Love Me Some Him" uses the CircleOfFifths UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths variant (iv instead of VI) (Relative major example)


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* Music/{{Train}} - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv_kecbON_g "Call Me Sir"]] (Circle of Fifths variant)
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that's a different progression.


It can also be interpreted from the prespective of the progression’s third chord, i.e., as ii V I IV. Common substitutions for this interpretation are ii V I vi, ii V iii vi, ii V III vi, IV V I IV, and IV V I vi, the latter of which is just a doo-wop progression started from the IV chord.
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* Savage - [[https://youtu.be/pj9ZWjBlFew "Only You"]] (verses, intro uses CircleOfFifths)

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* Savage - [[https://youtu.be/pj9ZWjBlFew "Only You"]] (verses, intro uses CircleOfFifths)UsefulNotes/CircleOfFifths)
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* Savage - [[https://youtu.be/pj9ZWjBlFew "Only You"]] (verses, intro uses CircleOfFifths)
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* A Girl Called Momo - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yV4-IsuiuQ "Believe"]].
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* ''Music/CliffEdge'' is fond of this. It appears in three songs of theirs that are probably best known to English-speaking audiences for being used in AMVs -- "Aishiteru", "Endless Tears", and "The Distance", all in their relative minor version. Their song "Re: Namidaboshi" also features a variant that puts a minor v chord after the first i. Meanwhile, a major version appears in the song "Here", as the second half of the main phrase of the refrain.

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* ''Music/CliffEdge'' is fond of this. It appears in three songs of theirs that are probably best known to English-speaking audiences for being used in AMVs [[FanVid AMVs]] -- "Aishiteru", "Endless Tears", and "The Distance", all in their relative minor version. Their song "Re: Namidaboshi" also features a variant that puts a minor v chord after the first i. Meanwhile, a major version appears in the song "Here", as the second half of the main phrase of the refrain.
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It can also be interpreted from the prespective of the progression’s third chord, i.e., as ii V I IV. Common substitutions for this interpretation are ii V I vi, ii V iii vi, ii V III vi, IV V I IV, and IV V I vi, the latter of which is just a doo-wop progression started from the IV chord.
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clarifying "Take a Shot"


* The beginning of the verse of "Take a Shot" from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''.

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* The beginning of the verse of "Take a Shot" from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''.''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' uses the minor version, specifically the variant that adds a v after the i.

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* ''Music/CliffEdge'' is fond of this. It appears in three songs of theirs that are probably best known to English-speaking audiences for being used in AMVs -- "Aishiteru", "Endless Tears", and "The Distance", all in their relative minor version. Their song "Re: Namidaboshi" also features a variant that puts a minor v chord after the first i. Meanwhile, a major version appears in the song "Here", as the second half of the main phrase of the refrain.



* ''Fripside'' loves this chord! Found in Only My Railgun, Black Bullet, fortissimo-the ultimate crisis, and many more

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* ''Fripside'' loves fripSide's composer, "Sat" (i.e. Satoshi Yaginuma), is fond of this chord! Found progression. It's found in Only "Only My Railgun, Black Bullet, fortissimo-the Railgun" and "black bullet", while a variant (i v bVI bVII III) is found in "LEVEL5 -judgement-" and "fortissimo -the ultimate crisis, and many morecrisis-".
* Sat also worked on the ALTIMA song "I'll Believe", which also contains this progression.
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removing two examples that are i iv bVII III, and thus the Circle of Fifths progression.


* Cruel Angel's Thesis from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''



* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXukwNQG0uA Marble Zone music]] from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1991''.
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* "Where I Come From" by Montgomery Gentry (verses)

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* "Where I Come From" by Montgomery Gentry Music/MontgomeryGentry (verses)
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* Near the end of the first boss battle theme of the ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' {{SNES}} RPG.

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* Near the end of the first boss battle theme of the ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' {{SNES}} {{UsefulNotes/SNES}} RPG.
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* Toni Braxton - "I Love Me Some Him" uses the CircleOfFifths variant (iv instead of VI) (Relative major example)

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* Toni Braxton - Braxton's "I Love Me Some Him" uses the CircleOfFifths variant (iv instead of VI) (Relative major example)



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlMLh3Xpa78 "Daytime Drama"]], a production music piece used in ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlMLh3Xpa78 "Daytime Drama"]], a production music piece used in ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''.''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' (CircleOfFifths variant).
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* No one's brought up the ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORWGZrFHh-w Athletic theme yet]]? In this one, however, The first two chords are major and minor, respectively, instead the other way around. (Relative major example)

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* No one's brought up the ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' *''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'''s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORWGZrFHh-w Athletic theme yet]]? theme]]. In this one, however, The first two chords are major and minor, respectively, instead the other way around. (Relative major example)
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* Mari Iijima and Robbie Ford - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr4WL_YGZEQ "Eternal Summer"]]

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* [[SuperDimensionFortressMacross Mari Iijima Iijima]] and Robbie Ford - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr4WL_YGZEQ "Eternal Summer"]]
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** Chorus of ''[[https://youtu.be/jtxNPYyCS98 stone cold]]'' by Fiction Junction (''Sacred Seven'' OP)

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** Chorus of ''[[https://youtu.be/jtxNPYyCS98 be/izOf3ZhR-Yg stone cold]]'' by Fiction Junction (''Sacred Seven'' OP)

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* Yuki Kajiura uses this progression a lot in her music
**Chorus of ''[[https://youtu.be/jtxNPYyCS98 stone cold]]'' by Fiction Junction (''Sacred Seven'' OP)
**Appears in many Kalafina songs, including the choruses of ''[[https://youtu.be/l3pWlPfaN6Q believe]]'' (''Fate/stay night [unlimited blade works]'' ED 1), ''[[https://youtu.be/LtHSlpL7lHg One Light]]'' (''The Heroic Legend of Arslan'' ED 2), and ''[[https://youtu.be/ExIHmrIckpQ Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaeteiku]]'' (''Kara no Kyoukai'' 2nd Movie ED)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J34P7M0O5WE "Leave Your Castle"]] from ''VideoGame/ChildOfLight''.
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* SelenaGomez 's Love You Like a Love Song

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* SelenaGomez Music/SelenaGomez 's Love You Like a Love Song
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* Anders Lundqvist - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBUOFoEvYn8 "Mission to the Stars"]](riff)

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* Anders Lundqvist - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBUOFoEvYn8 "Mission to the Stars"]](riff)Stars"]](riff, alternates with vi-IV-V-iii)
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* Music/VNVNation - "Everything" (bridge, relative major example)

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Variations that substitute VI for iv (in minor) or IV for ii (in major) are common.



* Cruel Angel's Thesis by Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion

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* Cruel Angel's Thesis by Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelionfrom ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''




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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlO5ag1vx8c "Give a Reason"]], the ''[[LightNovel/{{Slayers}} Slayers NEXT]]'' opening song (chorus)
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* Anri - "Last Picture Show" (chorus, relative major example)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlMLh3Xpa78 "Daytime Drama"]], a production music piece used in ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''.

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