G7V7CIFIVCI
Sweet Dreams · Silver Bells · Swinging On A Star
Chord progression
The IV–I–V7–I chord progression
F – C – G7 – C in C. 72 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:
FIVCIG7V7CI
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- G7G · B · D · F
In every key
Find your song's key on the left: its chords are the row. Each column keeps its colour, whatever the key.
KeyIVIV7I
CFCG7C
DbGbDbAb7Db
DGDA7D
EbAbEbBb7Eb
EAEB7E
FBbFC7F
F#BF#C#7F#
GCGD7G
AbDbAbEb7Ab
ADAE7A
BbEbBbF7Bb
BEBF#7B
Songs that go round it
72 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.
CIFIVCIG7V7
O Holy Night · Happy Birthday To You · The Ash Grove
CIG7V7CIFIV
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (from 'roberta') · Blessed Assurance · For The Beauty Of The Earth
Questions about IV–I–V7–I
What is the IV–I–V7–I chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: F – C – G7 – 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 IV–I–V7–I progression?
72 songs in the library repeat it, including The Holly And The Ivy, Tennessee Waltz, Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus, I Can’t Stop Loving You and When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder.
How do I play IV–I–V7–I on piano?
Hold each chord with the right hand while the left hand plays its root, then swap in a pattern: yo-yo bounce is the left hand these songs use most. The player above plays it in any style and key.