DmiiG7V7CIFIV
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody · Lord Have Mercy · Bind Us Together
Chord progression
The I–IV–ii–V7 chord progression
C – F – Dm – G7 in C. 14 songs in the library go round it. Hear it in any style and key, and see it in all twelve keys.
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The loop
4 chords, round and round, in C. Each chord on the keys:
CIFIVDmiiG7V7
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
In every key
Find your song's key on the left: its chords are the row. Each column keeps its colour, whatever the key.
KeyIIViiV7
CCFDmG7
DbDbGbEbmAb7
DDGEmA7
EbEbAbFmBb7
EEAF#mB7
FFBbGmC7
F#F#BG#mC#7
GGCAmD7
AbAbDbBbmEb7
AADBmE7
BbBbEbCmF7
BBEC#mF#7
Songs that go round it
14 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.
FIVDmiiG7V7CI
For Once In My Life · For Me And My Gal · It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Questions about I–IV–ii–V7
What is the I–IV–ii–V7 chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: C – F – Dm – G7 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–ii–V7 progression?
14 songs in the library repeat it, including Gravity, The Rhythm Of Life, Don’t Worry Baby, I Wouldn’t Have Missed It For The World and I’m A Lonely Little Petunia.
How do I play I–IV–ii–V7 on piano?
Hold each chord with the right hand while the left hand plays its root, then swap in a pattern: lazy footsteps is the left hand these songs use most. The player above plays it in any style and key.