Chord ProgressionsThe handful of chord progressions that carry most of popular music.MusicWritten as numerals so they work in any key. Chords shown in C major.ProgressionIn CHeard inI–V–vi–IVC G Am FMost modern popvi–IV–I–VAm F C GThe same loop, started laterI–vi–IV–VC Am F GFifties doo-wopii–V–IDm G7 CJazz, everywhereI–IV–VC F GBlues, rock and roll, folkI–♭VII–IVC B♭ FRock — borrowed from the minori–♭VI–♭III–♭VIICm A♭ E♭ B♭Minor-key anthemsI–V–vi–IV and vi–IV–I–V are the same four chords. Where you startdecides whether it sounds bright or sad.Chord Progressionslearnposters.com
Chord Progressions — printable music wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Chord Progressions poster

A 7-row table: Progression · In C · Heard in.

Written as numerals so they work in any key. Chords shown in C major.

I–V–vi–IV and vi–IV–I–V are the same four chords. Where you start decides whether it sounds bright or sad.

Questions about the Chord Progressions poster

What’s on the Chord Progressions poster?
A 7-row table: Progression · In C · Heard in. Written as numerals so they work in any key. Chords shown in C major. I–V–vi–IV — C G Am F — Most modern pop; vi–IV–I–V — Am F C G — The same loop, started later; I–vi–IV–V — C Am F G — Fifties doo-wop; ii–V–I — Dm G7 C — Jazz, everywhere; I–IV–V — C F G — Blues, rock and roll, folk; I–♭VII–IV — C B♭ F — Rock — borrowed from the minor; i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII — Cm A♭ E♭ B♭ — Minor-key anthems. I–V–vi–IV and vi–IV–I–V are the same four chords. Where you start decides whether it sounds bright or sad.
Who is the Chord Progressions poster for?
Chord Progressions belongs to the Music section rather than to a school year, because music is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning theory can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Chord Progressions poster?
Try a song's melody over each of these. One of them usually fits. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Chord Progressions belongs on the wall where that music work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Chord Progressions?
Borrowed Chords, Cadences and Building Chords sit alongside Chord Progressions in the Music section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Borrowed ChordsCadencesBuilding Chords
Is the Chord Progressions poster free to download and print?
Yes. Chord Progressions downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Music section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Chord Progressions poster print at?
Chord Progressions is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Chord Progressions loses nothing.Printing guide

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