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Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You · September Song · The Boy Next Door
Chord progression
The I–vi–ii–V7 chord progression
C – Am – Dm – G7 in C. 160 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:
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- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- 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.
KeyIviiiV7
CCAmDmG7
DbDbBbmEbmAb7
DDBmEmA7
EbEbCmFmBb7
EEC#mF#mB7
FFDmGmC7
F#F#D#mG#mC#7
GGEmAmD7
AbAbFmBbmEb7
AAF#mBmE7
BbBbGmCmF7
BBG#mC#mF#7
Songs that go round it
160 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.
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I Will · More · Lullaby Of Birdland
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Still, Still, Still · Blue Moon · Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
Questions about I–vi–ii–V7
What is the I–vi–ii–V7 chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: C – Am – 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–vi–ii–V7 progression?
160 songs in the library repeat it, including Heart And Soul, I’ll Be Seeing You, Santa Baby, Nice Work If You Can Get It and A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square.
How do I play I–vi–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.