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O Holy Night · Happy Birthday To You · The Ash Grove
Chord progression
The V7–I–IV–I chord progression
G7 – C – F – C in C. 106 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:
G7V7CIFIVCI
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
In every key
Find your song's key on the left: its chords are the row. Each column keeps its colour, whatever the key.
KeyV7IIVI
CG7CFC
DbAb7DbGbDb
DA7DGD
EbBb7EbAbEb
EB7EAE
FC7FBbF
F#C#7F#BF#
GD7GCG
AbEb7AbDbAb
AE7ADA
BbF7BbEbBb
BF#7BEB
Songs that go round it
106 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.
FIVCIG7V7CI
The Holly And The Ivy · Tennessee Waltz · Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
CIG7V7CIFIV
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (from 'roberta') · Blessed Assurance · For The Beauty Of The Earth
Questions about V7–I–IV–I
What is the V7–I–IV–I chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: G7 – C – F – 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 V7–I–IV–I progression?
106 songs in the library repeat it, including Sweet Dreams, Silver Bells, Swinging On A Star, Together Again and Oklahoma.
How do I play V7–I–IV–I on piano?
Hold each chord with the right hand while the left hand plays its root, then swap in a pattern: tumble down is the left hand these songs use most. The player above plays it in any style and key.