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Four Chord Pop Progressions - I V VI IV ( 1 5 6 4 )
by Curt Sheller, Curt Sheller Publications
In the key of C major this is: C G Am F.
In the Nashville Number System the sequence is:
1 5 6 4
A 2009 recording by the comedy group The Axis of Awesome, their “Four Chord Song”, in E major ( E B C#m A ), is a widely viewed clip on YouTube.
The V is often replaced by III. In the key of C major this is: C Em Am F.
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I V VI IV
In the key of C major this is: C G Am F.
A 2009 recording by the comedy group The Axis of Awesome, their "Four Chord Song", in E major ( E B C#m A ), is a widely viewed clip on YouTube.
The V is often replaced by III. In the key of C major this is: C Em Am F.
As you can see from the list here there are quite a few songs that use this progression.
- WidipediA: I V VI IV
Songs
- Journey -- "Don't Stop Believing"
- James Blunt -- "You're Beautiful"
- Black Eyed Peas -- "Where Is the Love"
- Alphaville -- "Forever Young"
- Jason Mraz -- "I'm Yours"
- Train -- "Hey Soul Sister"
- The Calling -- "Wherever You Will Go"
- Elton John -- "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" (from The Lion King)
- Akon -- "Don't Matter"
- John Denver -- "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
- Lady Gaga -- "Paparazzi"
- U2 -- "With Or Without You"
- The Last Goodnight -- "Pictures of You"
- Maroon Five -- "She Will Be Loved"
- Journey -- "Don't"Let It Be"
- Bob Marley -- "No Woman No Cry"
- Marcy Playground -- "Sex and Candy"
- Men At Work -- "Land Down Under"
- Theme from America's Funniest Home Videos
- Jack Johnson -- "Taylor"
- Spice Girls -- "Two Become One"
- A Ha -- "Take On Me""
- Green Day -- "When I Come Around"
- Eagle Eye Cherry -- "Save Tonight"
- Toto -- "Africa"
- Beyonce -- "If I Were A Boy"
- Kelly Clarkson -- "Behind These Hazel Eyes"
- Jason DeRulo -- "In My Head"
- The Smashing Pumpkins -- "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
- Joan Osborne -- "One Of Us"
- Avril Lavigne -- "Complicated"
- The Offspring -- "Self Esteem"
- The Offspring -- "You're Gonna Go Far Kid"
- Akon -- "Beautiful"
- Timberland featuring OneRepublic -- "Apologize"
- Eminem featuring Rihanna -- "Love the Way You Lie"
- Bon Jovi -- "It's My Life"
- Lady Gaga -- "Pokerface"
- Aqua -- "Barbie Girl"
- Red Hot Chili Peppers -- "Otherside"
- The Gregory Brothers -- "Double Rainbow"
- MGMT -- "Kids"
- Andrea Bocelli -- "Time To Say Goodbye"
- Robert Burns -- "Auld Lang Syne"
- Five for Fighting -- "Superman"
- The Axis of Awesome -- "Birdplane"
- Missy Higgins -- "Scar"
- Dammit - Blink 182
- Journey -- "Don't Stop Believing"
- James Blunt -- "You're Beautiful"
- Black Eyed Peas -- "Where Is the Love"
- Alphaville -- "Forever Young"
- Jason Mraz -- "I'm Yours"
- Train -- "Hey Soul Sister"
- The Calling -- "Wherever You Will Go"
- Elton John -- "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" (from The Lion King)
- Akon -- "Don't Matter"
- John Denver -- "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
- Lady Gaga -- "Paparazzi"
- U2 -- "With Or Without You"
- The Last Goodnight -- "Pictures of You"
- Maroon Five -- "She Will Be Loved"
- The Beatles -- "Let It Be"
- Bob Marley -- "No Woman No Cry"
- Marcy Playground -- "Sex and Candy"
- Men At Work -- "Land Down Under"
- Theme from America's Funniest Home Videos
- Jack Johnson -- "Taylor"
- Spice Girls -- "Two Become One"
- A Ha -- "Take On Me""
- Green Day -- "When I Come Around"
- Eagle Eye Cherry -- "Save Tonight"
- Toto -- "Africa"
- Beyonce -- "If I Were A Boy"
- Kelly Clarkson -- "Behind These Hazel Eyes"
- Jason DeRulo -- "In My Head"
- The Smashing Pumpkins -- "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
- Joan Osborne -- "One Of Us"
- Avril Lavigne -- "Complicated"
- The Offspring -- "Self Esteem"
- The Offspring -- "You're Gonna Go Far Kid"
- Akon -- "Beautiful"
- Timberland featuring OneRepublic -- "Apologize"
- Eminem featuring Rihanna -- "Love the Way You Lie"
- Bon Jovi -- "It's My Life"
- Lady Gaga -- "Pokerface"
- Aqua -- "Barbie Girl"
- Red Hot Chili Peppers -- "Otherside"
- The Gregory Brothers -- "Double Rainbow"
- MGMT -- "Kids"
- Andrea Bocelli -- "Time To Say Goodbye"
- Robert Burns -- "Auld Lang Syne"
- Five for Fighting -- "Superman"
- The Axis of Awesome -- "Birdplane"
- Missy Higgins -- "Scar"
- Dammit - Blink 182
- American Pie
- The Call - Regina Spector
- Say - John Mayer, from the movie "The Bucket List"
- The Show - Lenka
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow
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