Super Simple Chords

Chord progression

The ii–V7–I–ii chord progression

Dm – G7 – C – Dm in C. 62 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:

DmiiG7V7CIDmii

In every key

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

KeyiiV7Iii
CDmG7CDm
DbEbmAb7DbEbm
DEmA7DEm
EbFmBb7EbFm
EF#mB7EF#m
FGmC7FGm
F#G#mC#7F#G#m
GAmD7GAm
AbBbmEb7AbBbm
ABmE7ABm
BbCmF7BbCm
BC#mF#7BC#m

Songs that go round it

62 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 ii–V7–I–ii

What is the ii–V7–I–ii chord progression?

A loop of 4 chords: Dm – G7 – C – Dm 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–V7–I–ii progression?

62 songs in the library repeat it, including White Christmas, La Vie En Rose (Take Me To Your Heart Again), Stormy Weather, It’s Not Unusual and I've Got A Crush On You.

How do I play ii–V7–I–ii on piano?

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