CICsus4IsusCICsus4Isus
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Chord progression
The Isus–I–Isus–I chord progression
Csus4 – C – Csus4 – C in C. 37 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:
Csus4IsusCICsus4IsusCI
- Csus4C · F · G
- CC · E · G
In every key
Find your song's key on the left: its chords are the row. Each column keeps its colour, whatever the key.
KeyIsusIIsusI
CCsus4CCsus4C
DbDbsus4DbDbsus4Db
DDsus4DDsus4D
EbEbsus4EbEbsus4Eb
EEsus4EEsus4E
FFsus4FFsus4F
F#F#sus4F#F#sus4F#
GGsus4GGsus4G
AbAbsus4AbAbsus4Ab
AAsus4AAsus4A
BbBbsus4BbBbsus4Bb
BBsus4BBsus4B
Songs that go round it
37 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 Isus–I–Isus–I
What is the Isus–I–Isus–I chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: Csus4 – C – Csus4 – C 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 Isus–I–Isus–I progression?
37 songs in the library repeat it, including For The First Time In Forever (from Frozen), I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, River Deep, Mountain High, Shape Of My Heart and A New Hallelujah.
How do I play Isus–I–Isus–I 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.