Super Simple Chords

Chord progression

The V7–I–vi–ii chord progression

G7 – C – Am – Dm in C. 34 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:

G7V7CIAmviDmii

In every key

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

KeyV7Iviii
CG7CAmDm
DbAb7DbBbmEbm
DA7DBmEm
EbBb7EbCmFm
EB7EC#mF#m
FC7FDmGm
F#C#7F#D#mG#m
GD7GEmAm
AbEb7AbFmBbm
AE7AF#mBm
BbF7BbGmCm
BF#7BG#mC#m

Songs that go round it

34 songs, best known first. Rest the mouse on one to hear it.

All of them
Still, Still, StillTraditional
Blue MoonRodgers & Hart
Let's Call The Whole Thing OffGeorge Gershwin
I’ll KnowFrank Loesser
The Wonder Of YouElvis Presley
I’m Putting All My Eggs In One BasketIrving Berlin
I’ve Never Been In Love BeforeFrank Loesser
Jingle Jangle JingleArtist unknown

Left hands these songs use

The patterns most often played under this loop.

Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
Lazy footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
Stride jumpsStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
Wobbling tick-tockBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy

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–vi–ii

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

A loop of 4 chords: G7 – C – Am – Dm 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–vi–ii progression?

34 songs in the library repeat it, including Still, Still, Still, Blue Moon, Let's Call The Whole Thing Off, I’ll Know and The Wonder Of You.

How do I play V7–I–vi–ii 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.