Super Simple Chords

Chord progression

The i–IV7–i–IV7 chord progression

Am – D7 – Am – D7 in Am. 21 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 Am. Each chord on the keys:

AmiD7IV7AmiD7IV7

In every key

Find your song's key on the left: its chords are the row. Each column keeps its colour, whatever the key.

KeyiIV7iIV7
CmCmF7CmF7
C#mC#mF#7C#mF#7
DmDmG7DmG7
D#mD#mG#7D#mG#7
EmEmA7EmA7
FmFmBb7FmBb7
F#mF#mB7F#mB7
GmGmC7GmC7
G#mG#mC#7G#mC#7
AmAmD7AmD7
BbmBbmEb7BbmEb7
BmBmE7BmE7

Songs that go round it

21 songs, best known first. Rest the mouse on one to hear it.

All of them

Left hands these songs use

The patterns most often played under this loop.

Questions about i–IV7–i–IV7

What is the i–IV7–i–IV7 chord progression?

A loop of 4 chords: Am – D7 – Am – D7 in Am. 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–IV7–i–IV7 progression?

21 songs in the library repeat it, including Feeling Good, The Logical Song, Unchain My Heart, Moondance and A Fifth Of Beethoven.

How do I play i–IV7–i–IV7 on piano?

Hold each chord with the right hand while the left hand plays its root, then swap in a pattern: leapfrog pulse is the left hand these songs use most. The player above plays it in any style and key.