CIA7VI7DmiiG7V7
Easy Living · A Kiss To Build A Dream On · You Don’t Know Me
Chord progression
The VI7–ii–V7–I chord progression
A7 – Dm – G7 – C in C. 41 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:
A7VI7DmiiG7V7CI
- A7A · Db · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
In every key
Find your song's key on the left: its chords are the row. Each column keeps its colour, whatever the key.
KeyVI7iiV7I
CA7DmG7C
DbBb7EbmAb7Db
DB7EmA7D
EbC7FmBb7Eb
EC#7F#mB7E
FD7GmC7F
F#D#7G#mC#7F#
GE7AmD7G
AbF7BbmEb7Ab
AF#7BmE7A
BbG7CmF7Bb
BG#7C#mF#7B
Songs that go round it
41 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.
G7V7CIA7VI7Dmii
At Last · My Ship · Bidin' My Time
Questions about VI7–ii–V7–I
What is the VI7–ii–V7–I chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: A7 – Dm – 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 VI7–ii–V7–I progression?
41 songs in the library repeat it, including The Windmills Of Your Mind, Isn't It Romantic?, Don’t Blame Me, I'm Beginning To See The Light and Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane).
How do I play VI7–ii–V7–I on piano?
Hold each chord with the right hand while the left hand plays its root, then swap in a pattern: jazz walk is the left hand these songs use most. The player above plays it in any style and key.