Super Simple Chords

Chord progression

The V7–I–V7–I chord progression

G7 – C – G7 – C in C. 414 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:

G7V7CIG7V7CI

In every key

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

KeyV7IV7I
CG7CG7C
DbAb7DbAb7Db
DA7DA7D
EbBb7EbBb7Eb
EB7EB7E
FC7FC7F
F#C#7F#C#7F#
GD7GD7G
AbEb7AbEb7Ab
AE7AE7A
BbF7BbF7Bb
BF#7BF#7B

Songs that go round it

414 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.

The same loop, starting elsewhere

The same chords in the same order, begun on another chord: songs often move between them.

Questions about V7–I–V7–I

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

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

414 songs in the library repeat it, including Under The Sea, Hello Again, The Christmas Song, Love Changes Everything (from Aspects of Love) and Deck The Hall.

How do I play V7–I–V7–I on piano?

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