FIDmviBbIVCV
I Will Always Love You · Every Breath You Take · Crocodile Rock
Chord progression
The IV–V–I–vi chord progression
F – G – C – Am in C. 29 songs in the library go round it. Hear it in any style and key, and see it in all twelve keys.
Tuning the piano…
Want to mix it with other hands?
The loop
4 chords, round and round, in C. Each chord on the keys:
FIVGVCIAmvi
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- 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.
KeyIVVIvi
CFGCAm
DbGbAbDbBbm
DGADBm
EbAbBbEbCm
EABEC#m
FBbCFDm
F#BC#F#D#m
GCDGEm
AbDbEbAbFm
ADEAF#m
BbEbFBbGm
BEF#BG#m
Songs that go round it
29 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.
GVCIAmviFIV
Blank Space · Happy Days · Rude
AmviFIVGVCI
One Thing · Griechischer Wein · Jessie’s Girl
Questions about IV–V–I–vi
What is the IV–V–I–vi chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: F – G – C – 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 IV–V–I–vi progression?
29 songs in the library repeat it, including Unchained Melody, Last Kiss, Goodbye My Lover, Make Us One and Please Come To Boston.
How do I play IV–V–I–vi on piano?
Hold each chord with the right hand while the left hand plays its root, then swap in a pattern: pop heartbeat is the left hand these songs use most. The player above plays it in any style and key.