Super Simple Chords

Chord progression

The V7–I–IV–V7 chord progression

G7 – C – F – G7 in C. 29 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:

G7V7CIFIVG7V7

In every key

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

KeyV7IIVV7
CG7CFG7
DbAb7DbGbAb7
DA7DGA7
EbBb7EbAbBb7
EB7EAB7
FC7FBbC7
F#C#7F#BC#7
GD7GCD7
AbEb7AbDbEb7
AE7ADE7
BbF7BbEbF7
BF#7BEF#7

Songs that go round it

29 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 V7–I–IV–V7

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

A loop of 4 chords: G7 – C – F – G7 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–V7 progression?

29 songs in the library repeat it, including Alice In Wonderland, King Of The Road, Dang Me, Let’s Fall In Love and Make The World Go Away.

How do I play V7–I–IV–V7 on piano?

Hold each chord with the right hand while the left hand plays its root, then swap in a pattern: walking roots is the left hand these songs use most. The player above plays it in any style and key.