A7VI7DmiiG7V7CI
The Windmills Of Your Mind · Isn't It Romantic? · Don’t Blame Me
Chord progression
The I–VI7–ii–V7 chord progression
C – A7 – Dm – G7 in C. 22 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:
CIA7VI7DmiiG7V7
- CC · E · G
- A7A · Db · E · G
- 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.
KeyIVI7iiV7
CCA7DmG7
DbDbBb7EbmAb7
DDB7EmA7
EbEbC7FmBb7
EEC#7F#mB7
FFD7GmC7
F#F#D#7G#mC#7
GGE7AmD7
AbAbF7BbmEb7
AAF#7BmE7
BbBbG7CmF7
BBG#7C#mF#7
Songs that go round it
22 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.
G7V7CIA7VI7Dmii
At Last · My Ship · Bidin' My Time
Questions about I–VI7–ii–V7
What is the I–VI7–ii–V7 chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: C – A7 – 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–VI7–ii–V7 progression?
22 songs in the library repeat it, including Easy Living, A Kiss To Build A Dream On, You Don’t Know Me, Anything Can Happen and Daydream.
How do I play I–VI7–ii–V7 on piano?
Hold each chord with the right hand while the left hand plays its root, then swap in a pattern: jazz walk is the left hand these songs use most. The player above plays it in any style and key.