Super Simple Chords

Chord progression

The IV–V7–I–IV chord progression

F – G7 – C – F in C. 22 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:

FIVG7V7CIFIV

In every key

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

KeyIVV7IIV
CFG7CF
DbGbAb7DbGb
DGA7DG
EbAbBb7EbAb
EAB7EA
FBbC7FBb
F#BC#7F#B
GCD7GC
AbDbEb7AbDb
ADE7AD
BbEbF7BbEb
BEF#7BE

Songs that go round it

22 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 IV–V7–I–IV

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

A loop of 4 chords: F – 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 IV–V7–I–IV progression?

22 songs in the library repeat it, including People, Cool, A Caroling We Go, Find Yourself and Make Me Lose Control.

How do I play IV–V7–I–IV 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.