Csus4IsusCICsus4IsusCI
For The First Time In Forever (from Frozen) · I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For · River Deep, Mountain High
Chord progression
The I–Isus–I–Isus chord progression
C – Csus4 – C – Csus4 in C. 83 songs in the library go round it. Hear it in any style and key, and see it in all twelve keys.
Tuning the piano…
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The loop
4 chords, round and round, in C. Each chord on the keys:
CICsus4IsusCICsus4Isus
- CC · E · G
- Csus4C · F · G
In every key
Find your song's key on the left: its chords are the row. Tap a key to play the loop in it. Each column keeps its colour, whatever the key.
KeyIIsusIIsus
CCsus4CCsus4
DbDbsus4DbDbsus4
DDsus4DDsus4
EbEbsus4EbEbsus4
EEsus4EEsus4
FFsus4FFsus4
F#F#sus4F#F#sus4
GGsus4GGsus4
AbAbsus4AbAbsus4
AAsus4AAsus4
BbBbsus4BbBbsus4
BBsus4BBsus4
Songs that go round it
83 songs, best known first. Rest the mouse on one to hear it.
Left hands these songs use
The patterns most often played under this loop.
The same loop, starting elsewhere
The same chords in the same order, begun on another chord: songs often move between them.
Questions about I–Isus–I–Isus
What is the I–Isus–I–Isus chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: C – Csus4 – C – Csus4 in C. The numerals say each chord's place in the key, so the same loop can be played in any key.
What songs use the I–Isus–I–Isus progression?
83 songs in the library repeat it, including Do You Want To Build A Snowman?, I’ll Be Home For Christmas, Annie’s Song, Shut Up And Dance and Good Good Father.
How do I play I–Isus–I–Isus on piano?
Hold each chord with the right hand while the left hand plays its root, then swap in a pattern: engine 8ths is the left hand these songs use most. The player above plays it in any style and key.