Wednesday, June 4, 2008

C Chord Progressions: I IV V vi

Remember from last time:

I. C major
ii. Dm
iii. Em
IV. F major
V. G major
vi. Am
vii(b5). Bdim

Now that you already know about I-IV-V (look above or refer to yesterday's entry), we'll bring in the vi chord in C major: A minor. Several popular chord progressions include some sort of combination of the I, IV, V, and vi chords.

As I-vi-IV-V: C Am F G

As I-vi-V-IV: C Am G F

As IV-I-V-vi: F C G Am (Alternatively, I-V-II-iii)

As V-vi-IV-I: G Am F C (Alternatively, I-ii-bVII-IV)

As vi-IV-I-V: Am F C G (Alternatively, i-bVI-bIII-bVII) - check out Eagle-Eye Cherry's 1998 hit "Save Tonight"

As vi-I-V-IV: Am C F G (Alternatively, i-bIII-bVI-bVII)

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