Fsus4IVsusCIFsus4IVsusCI
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Chord progression
The I–IVsus–I–IVsus chord progression
C – Fsus4 – C – Fsus4 in C. 30 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:
CIFsus4IVsusCIFsus4IVsus
- CC · E · G
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
In every key
Find your song's key on the left: its chords are the row. Each column keeps its colour, whatever the key.
KeyIIVsusIIVsus
CCFsus4CFsus4
DbDbGbsus4DbGbsus4
DDGsus4DGsus4
EbEbAbsus4EbAbsus4
EEAsus4EAsus4
FFBbsus4FBbsus4
F#F#Bsus4F#Bsus4
GGCsus4GCsus4
AbAbDbsus4AbDbsus4
AADsus4ADsus4
BbBbEbsus4BbEbsus4
BBEsus4BEsus4
Songs that go round it
30 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–IVsus–I–IVsus
What is the I–IVsus–I–IVsus chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: C – Fsus4 – C – Fsus4 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–IVsus–I–IVsus progression?
30 songs in the library repeat it, including Falling Slowly, Dreamer, Always, Falling Slowly and I Thought I Lost You.
How do I play I–IVsus–I–IVsus 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.