Monday, December 12, 2016

I–vi–IV–V Progression ("50s progression"): 5 of 24 different orders these chords can be played in.

I–vi–IV–V Progression ("50s progression")
5 of 24 different orders these chords can be played in.

A-F#m-D-E:
Aerosmith - Crazy (chorus/middle 8 - play Dm instead of E first and third times)
Ben E. Smith - Stand By Me (whole song)
Chumbuwumba - She’s Got All The Friends That Money Can Buy (most of song)
• Eagles - Love Will Keep Us Alive (most of song - end on A before verse/chorus changes)
• Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line (chorus/bridge – some variations of D-E in parts)
Fastball - Are You Ready For the Fallout (verses/chorus - played as A-F#m-D-E7)

Kelly Clarkson  - My Life Would Suck Without You (most of chorus, except Am-C in last two chords of third line)
Pink - Just Like a Pill (most of song)
Rachel Platten - Stand By You (chorus - come in from E and end on D)
Sam Cooke – Wonderful World (verses)
Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls (use A at end before starting riff again)
Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson (chorus – repeat G-Em after first time once, end on E)
The Beatles - Please Mr. Postman (whole song)
• U2 - Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own (first half of middle 8 - play A at end)
Westlife - Sweat It Again (chorus) (played as A-F#m-D-G-E)
• Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You (first two choruses – verses played as A-F#m-E-D-E)
A#-Gm-D#-F:
Beverly Hills 90210 Theme (main part of theme song when lead is playing – played as A#-Gm-D#-F-A#)
George Strait - Carrying Your Love With Me (chorus)
• Marc Anthony - You Sing to Me (chorus – played as A#-Gm-D#-Cm7-A#-F)
• Taylor Swift – Teardrops on My Guitar (first half of verses)
The Penguins - Earth Angel (most of song)
B-G#m-E-F#:
Madonna - True Blue (most of song - F#7 after F# in some places)
Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone (first half of verses)
• Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You (last chorus)
C-Am-F-G:
Bryan Adams - Back to You (verses)
Captain and Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time (most of song)
Daughtry - What About Now (first part of chorus - F and G switched?)
Led Zeppelin – D’yer Maker (most of song)
• Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis (chorus with Gsus at end)
• Rebecca Black - Friday (whole song - played as C-Am7-F-G)
• Ricky Nelson - Poor Little Fool (most of song)
• Ricky Nelson - String Along (most of song - played as C-Am-F-G7)
Sister Hazel – Change your Mind (second half of verse riff)
• Taylor Swift; Brendon Urie – Me! (most of song)
The Beatles - Happiness is a Warm Gun (chorus - end with G7-C)
• The Head and the Heart – All We Ever Knew (verses)
The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody (first half of verse riff, then C-Am-G)
• Van Halen – Dreams (second half of chorus)
• Van Halen – Why Can’t This Be Love (chorus – play Am instead of C when transitioning to other part)

C#-A#m-F#-G#:
• Britney Spears – Lucky (pre-chorus/chorus)
• Daddy Yankee – Dura (most of song)
Green Day - Jesus of Suburbia (first half of song’s verses)
No Mercy - Where Do You Go (chorus)
Sean Kingston - Me Love (whole song - F# and G# switched around?)
The Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) (intro/most of verses)
• Weezer – Weekend Woman (chorus – repeate first two chords twice, then last two chords twice in a row)
D-Bm-G-A:
Alanis Morrisette – Head Over Feet (chorus – F-C-G at end – A# replaces G at second line)
• Cage the Elephant - Cigarette Daydreams (second half of verse riff - played as D-Dmaj7-Bm-G-A)
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud (verses/most of chorus - played as D-Bm7-G-A)
• Jackson Browne – Somebody’s Baby (most of chorus/outro)
• Jann Arden – Insensitive (intro/verses)
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - We Go Together (most of song)
• Marianas Trench – One Love (first half of verses/second chorus – end second time on D for verses)
• Meghan Trainor - All the Ways (whole song)
The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman (most of song except D-Bm at beginning)
D#-Cm-G#-A#:
• Britney Spears – Lucky (final pre-chorus/final chorus)
• Celine Dion - I’m Alive (most of song - played as D#-Cm-G#-A#-Dm)
• Jann Arden – Insensitive (intro/verses)
Jay and the Americans - This Magic Moment (most of song)
• Justin Bieber - Baby (whole song)
• Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go (verses)

Selena - No Debes Jugar (verses and first two choruses)
• The Beatles – Real Love (chorus)
• TOPS – Party Again (main riff – played as D#-A#-Cm-G#-A#)
E-C#m-A-B:

• Anne-Marie – 2002 (verses)
Bruce Springsteen - Meet Me in the City (first half of verses)
Charlie Puth - Marvin Gaye (at least half of the song)
• Hoobastank – The Reason (chorus)
J Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers - Last Kiss (most of song)
• James Blunt – Goodbye My Lover (first and third parts of verses/chorus – end on E)
• Jason Mraz – Have It All (intro/verses)

The Escape Club - I’ll Be There (verses, last part of chorus - add E at end each time)
• Zac Brown Band – My Old Man (intro/bridge)
F-Dm-A#-C:
• Alyssa Reid; The Heist - Dangerous (most of song - played as F-Dm-A#-C-F)
• Celine Dion - I’m Alive (most of final chorus - played as F-Dm-A#-C7)

Everly Brothers - All I Have to Do is Dream (most of song - C7 at end of riff?)
• Flans - Corre Corre (En el Boulevard) (intro/first half of chorus)
Gene Chandler - Duke of Earl (whole song)
George Strait - Check Yes or No (chorus - throw in A#-C at end)
• George Strait - Nobody in His Right Mind Would’ve Left Her (most of chorus - play A#7 instead of C the first time)
F#-D#m-B-C#:
• Simple Plan – Untitled (chorus – end on F#)
Starship - Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now (verses, pre-chorus with E before final C#, most of chorus - ends on E-C#)
G-Em-C-D:
• Ace of Base - The Sign (most of verses/chorus - end chorus on C-D)
• DJ Khaled; Justin Bieber; Quavo; Chance the Rapper; Lil Wayne – I’m the One (most of song)

• Enrique Iglesias – Hero (verses – end on G)
Eve 6 - Here’s To the Night (intro/verses)
• Green Day - Walking Alone (verses/bridge with solo)
• Marshmello; Jonas Brothers - Leave Before You Love Me (most of song)
• Nazareth - Love Hurts (opening part of verses)

• Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (most of song)
• Nicki French – Total Eclipse of the Heart (chorus – end on Am-D-G)
Rod Stewart - My Heart Can’t Tell You No (first part of chorus)
• The Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night (second half of middle 8)
The Marcels - Blue Moon (most of verses/chorus/whatever you call it)
• Virginia To Vegas - Just Friends (chorus)
• Weezer – The Garden of Eden (most of song)
• Young Rising Sons – High (most of choruses)

G#-Fm-C#-D#:
Dolly Parton – I Will Always Love You (chorus – verses played as G#-Fm-G#-C#-D#)
• Ed Sheeran – Perfect (verses/pre-chorus – put G# before D# in first pre-chorus riff)
Flans - Bazar (second half of chorus)
The Police - Every Breath You Take (verses - end on G#)

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