CIFIVDmiiGV
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Chord progression
The ii–V–I–IV chord progression
Dm – G – C – F in C. 14 songs in the library go round it. Hear it in any style and key, and see it in all twelve keys.
Tuning the piano…
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The loop
4 chords, round and round, in C. Each chord on the keys:
DmiiGVCIFIV
- DmD · F · A
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
In every key
Find your song's key on the left: its chords are the row. Each column keeps its colour, whatever the key.
KeyiiVIIV
CDmGCF
DbEbmAbDbGb
DEmADG
EbFmBbEbAb
EF#mBEA
FGmCFBb
F#G#mC#F#B
GAmDGC
AbBbmEbAbDb
ABmEAD
BbCmFBbEb
BC#mF#BE
Songs that go round it
14 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 ii–V–I–IV
What is the ii–V–I–IV chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: Dm – G – C – F 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 ii–V–I–IV progression?
14 songs in the library repeat it, including Take On Me, I Just Can’t Wait To Be King, Better Now, I Come To The Cross and All Alone.
How do I play ii–V–I–IV on piano?
Hold each chord with the right hand while the left hand plays its root, then swap in a pattern: tick-tick-boom pulse is the left hand these songs use most. The player above plays it in any style and key.