CIEmiiiAmviFIV
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Chord progression
The vi–IV–I–iii chord progression
Am – F – C – Em in C. 18 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:
AmviFIVCIEmiii
- AmA · C · E
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- EmE · G · B
In every key
Find your song's key on the left: its chords are the row. Each column keeps its colour, whatever the key.
KeyviIVIiii
CAmFCEm
DbBbmGbDbFm
DBmGDF#m
EbCmAbEbGm
EC#mAEG#m
FDmBbFAm
F#D#mBF#A#m
GEmCGBm
AbFmDbAbCm
AF#mDAC#m
BbGmEbBbDm
BG#mEBD#m
Songs that go round it
18 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.
Questions about vi–IV–I–iii
What is the vi–IV–I–iii chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: Am – F – C – Em 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 vi–IV–I–iii progression?
18 songs in the library repeat it, including Apologize, Alles Hat Seine Zeit, Big Eyed Fish, Bigger Than Me and Ein Letztes Leid.
How do I play vi–IV–I–iii on piano?
Hold each chord with the right hand while the left hand plays its root, then swap in a pattern: engine 8ths is the left hand these songs use most. The player above plays it in any style and key.