CIGVCIFIV
Angels We Have Heard On High · Any Dream Will Do · Walk Away (feat. The DEY)
The gentle mood
The I–IV–I–V chord progression
C – F – C – G in C. 144 songs in the library go round it. Hear it in any style and key, and see it in all twelve keys.
Tuning the piano…
Want to mix it with other hands?
The loop
4 chords, round and round, in C. Each chord on the keys:
CIFIVCIGV
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
In every key
Find your song's key on the left: its chords are the row. Each column keeps its colour, whatever the key.
KeyIIVIV
CCFCG
DbDbGbDbAb
DDGDA
EbEbAbEbBb
EEAEB
FFBbFC
F#F#BF#C#
GGCGD
AbAbDbAbEb
AADAE
BbBbEbBbF
BBEBF#
Songs that go round it
144 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.
FIVCIGVCI
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer · We Are Young · Down To The River To Pray
GVCIFIVCI
We Are Young · I Will Wait · Theme from Jurassic Park
In the Playground this is the Gentle mood. Try it with the waltz piano classical piano style.
Questions about I–IV–I–V
What is the I–IV–I–V chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: C – F – C – G 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–IV–I–V progression?
144 songs in the library repeat it, including The Entertainer, Nine To Five, Son-Of-A-Preacher Man, The Gambler and Brown Eyed Girl.
How do I play I–IV–I–V 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.