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Falling Slowly · Dreamer · Always
Chord progression
The IVsus–I–IVsus–I chord progression
Fsus4 – C – Fsus4 – C in C. 13 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:
Fsus4IVsusCIFsus4IVsusCI
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- CC · E · G
In every key
Find your song's key on the left: its chords are the row. Tap a key to play the loop in it. Each column keeps its colour, whatever the key.
KeyIVsusIIVsusI
Fsus4CFsus4C
Gbsus4DbGbsus4Db
Gsus4DGsus4D
Absus4EbAbsus4Eb
Asus4EAsus4E
Bbsus4FBbsus4F
Bsus4F#Bsus4F#
Csus4GCsus4G
Dbsus4AbDbsus4Ab
Dsus4ADsus4A
Ebsus4BbEbsus4Bb
Esus4BEsus4B
Songs that go round it
13 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 IVsus–I–IVsus–I
What is the IVsus–I–IVsus–I chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: Fsus4 – C – Fsus4 – 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 IVsus–I–IVsus–I progression?
13 songs in the library repeat it, including Lord, I Need You, Legacy, And The World Turned, Come A Little Closer and Every Season.
How do I play IVsus–I–IVsus–I on piano?
Hold each chord with the right hand while the left hand plays its root, then swap in a pattern: power fifths is the left hand these songs use most. The player above plays it in any style and key.