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Blank Space · Happy Days · Rude
The sweet mood
The I–vi–IV–V chord progression
C – Am – F – G in C. 95 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:
CIAmviFIVGV
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- 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.
KeyIviIVV
CCAmFG
DbDbBbmGbAb
DDBmGA
EbEbCmAbBb
EEC#mAB
FFDmBbC
F#F#D#mBC#
GGEmCD
AbAbFmDbEb
AAF#mDE
BbBbGmEbF
BBG#mEF#
Songs that go round it
95 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.
FIVGVCIAmvi
Unchained Melody · Last Kiss · Goodbye My Lover
AmviFIVGVCI
One Thing · Griechischer Wein · Jessie’s Girl
In the Playground this is the Sweet mood. Try it with the 50s doo-wop piano in 12/8 style.
Questions about I–vi–IV–V
What is the I–vi–IV–V chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: C – Am – F – 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–vi–IV–V progression?
95 songs in the library repeat it, including I Will Always Love You, Every Breath You Take, Crocodile Rock, Brave and Girls Just Want To Have Fun.
How do I play I–vi–IV–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.