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Chord progression · major keys

The I vi IV V progression in all 12 keys

The doo wop changes. Home, its relative minor, then subdominant and dominant leading straight back. Also called "1 6 4 5", "50s progression" and "doo wop progression".

How it moves, in C major

  1. CI
  2. Amvi
  3. FIV
  4. GV
  • C to Am2 voices hold, 2 move, 5 semitones of motion in all.
  • Am to F2 voices hold, 2 move, 5 semitones of motion in all.
  • F to G0 voices hold, 4 move, 8 semitones of motion in all.

It ends on a half cadence.

In every major key

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