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Billie Jean · The Stranger · Breath Of Heaven
Chord progression
The iv–i–iv–i chord progression
Fm – Cm – Fm – Cm in C. 21 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:
FmivCmiFmivCmi
- FmF · Ab · C
- CmC · Eb · G
In every key
Find your song's key on the left: its chords are the row. Each column keeps its colour, whatever the key.
Keyiviivi
CFmCmFmCm
DbGbmDbmGbmDbm
DGmDmGmDm
EbAbmEbmAbmEbm
EAmEmAmEm
FBbmFmBbmFm
F#BmF#mBmF#m
GCmGmCmGm
AbDbmAbmDbmAbm
ADmAmDmAm
BbEbmBbmEbmBbm
BEmBmEmBm
Songs that go round it
21 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 iv–i–iv–i
What is the iv–i–iv–i chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: Fm – Cm – Fm – Cm 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–iv–i progression?
21 songs in the library repeat it, including I Wonder As I Wander, Earned It, Ah-Ha, All We Needed and Ballad of the Mighty I.
How do I play iv–i–iv–i on piano?
Hold each chord with the right hand while the left hand plays its root, then swap in a pattern: moon river roll is the left hand these songs use most. The player above plays it in any style and key.