Progression · 62 songs

'50s progression (I–vi–IV–V) in real songs

I–vi–IV–V (C–Am–F–G in C), the doo-wop progression. Sometimes ii replaces IV (C–Am–Dm–G). It defined late-1950s and early-1960s ballads and still signals that era instantly.

62 songs in the library use this, including music by Dion, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Ricky Nelson. Every song has left- and right-hand piano voicings to step through on an 88-key keyboard, plus a breakdown of the harmony and structure.