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Chord progression
The bVII–I–bVII–I chord progression
Bb – C – Bb – C in C. 30 songs in the library go round it. Hear it in any style and key, and see it in all twelve keys.
Tuning the piano…
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The loop
4 chords, round and round, in C. Each chord on the keys:
BbbVIICIBbbVIICI
- BbBb · 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.
KeybVIIIbVIII
CBbCBbC
DbCbDbCbDb
DCDCD
EbDbEbDbEb
EDEDE
FEbFEbF
F#EF#EF#
GFGFG
AbGbAbGbAb
AGAGA
BbAbBbAbBb
BABAB
Songs that go round it
30 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 bVII–I–bVII–I
What is the bVII–I–bVII–I chord progression?
A loop of 4 chords: Bb – C – Bb – 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 bVII–I–bVII–I progression?
30 songs in the library repeat it, including We're All In This Together, Fire, I Want Candy, If Only You Would Listen and You Really Got Me.
How do I play bVII–I–bVII–I 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.