AmviDmiiAmviDmii
Another One Bites The Dust · Take Me To Church · This Is Love
Chord progression
The ii–vi–ii–vi chord progression
Dm – Am – Dm – Am in C. 15 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:
DmiiAmviDmiiAmvi
- DmD · F · A
- AmA · C · E
In every key
Find your song's key on the left: its chords are the row. Each column keeps its colour, whatever the key.
Keyiiviiivi
CDmAmDmAm
DbEbmBbmEbmBbm
DEmBmEmBm
EbFmCmFmCm
EF#mC#mF#mC#m
FGmDmGmDm
F#G#mD#mG#mD#m
GAmEmAmEm
AbBbmFmBbmFm
ABmF#mBmF#m
BbCmGmCmGm
BC#mG#mC#mG#m
Songs that go round it
15 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–vi–ii–vi
What is the ii–vi–ii–vi chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: Dm – Am – Dm – Am 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–vi–ii–vi progression?
15 songs in the library repeat it, including And I Love Her, Blue Eyes, Dance Your Pain Away, Family Affair and Good Ol' Ghetto.
How do I play ii–vi–ii–vi on piano?
Hold each chord with the right hand while the left hand plays its root, then swap in a pattern: walking roots is the left hand these songs use most. The player above plays it in any style and key.