CIFIVDmiiG7V7
Gravity · The Rhythm Of Life · Don’t Worry Baby
Chord progression
The ii–V7–I–IV chord progression
Dm – G7 – C – F in C. 31 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:
DmiiG7V7CIFIV
- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- 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.
KeyiiV7IIV
CDmG7CF
DbEbmAb7DbGb
DEmA7DG
EbFmBb7EbAb
EF#mB7EA
FGmC7FBb
F#G#mC#7F#B
GAmD7GC
AbBbmEb7AbDb
ABmE7AD
BbCmF7BbEb
BC#mF#7BE
Songs that go round it
31 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.
FIVDmiiG7V7CI
For Once In My Life · For Me And My Gal · It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Questions about ii–V7–I–IV
What is the ii–V7–I–IV chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: Dm – G7 – 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–V7–I–IV progression?
31 songs in the library repeat it, including A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody, Lord Have Mercy, Bind Us Together, Carolina Moon and God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen.
How do I play ii–V7–I–IV on piano?
Hold each chord with the right hand while the left hand plays its root, then swap in a pattern: lazy footsteps is the left hand these songs use most. The player above plays it in any style and key.