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The world's most familiar progression

Four chords.
Far too many songs.

An affectionate catalog of songs built with C, G, Am, and F.

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Start with the usual suspects.

Different decades, different moods, suspiciously familiar bones.

The Beatles

Let It Be

1970Key C

Bob Marley & The Wailers

No Woman, No Cry

1974Key C

Lady Gaga

Poker Face

2008Key G#m

U2

With or Without You

1987Key D

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Some names keep coming back.

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Taylor Swift

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  1. 2Blink-1824 songs
  2. 3Lady Gaga4 songs
  3. 4Red Hot Chili Peppers4 songs
  4. 5The Script4 songs
  5. 6Alan Walker3 songs
Songs by release year

The busiest year is 2012 with 18 songs.

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210 entries

Showing 1-20 of 210 songs

ListenSongYearKeyPatternChords
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)Matt Redman and Jonas Myrin
2012GIV I V viC G D Em
18 And LifeSkid Row
1989C♯mvi IV I VC♯m A E B
20 Good ReasonsThirsty Merc
2007C♯I V vi IVC♯ G♯ A♯m F♯
A New Day Has ComeCeline Dion
2002F♯vi IV I VD♯m B F♯ C♯
AfricaToto
1982F♯mvi IV I VF♯m D A E
Ai Se Eu Te PegoMichel Teló
2011BI V vi IVB F♯ G♯m E
AichaCheb Khaled
1996Gmvi IV I VGm E♭ B♭ F
All of MeJohn Legend
2013A♭vi IV I VFm D♭ A♭ E♭
All Too WellTaylor Swift
2012CI V vi IVC G Am F
All You WantedMichelle Branch
2002A♭vi IV I VFm D♭ A♭ E♭
AlmostBowling for Soup
2004BI V vi IVB F♯ G♯m E
AloneAlan Walker
2016Gmvi IV I VGm E♭ B♭ F
AloneHeart
1987F♯vi IV I VD♯m B F♯ C♯
AmaranthNightwish
2007Dmvi IV I VDm B♭ F C
Anti-HeroTaylor Swift
2022EIV I V viA E B C♯m
Any Way You Want ItJourney
1980GI V vi IVG D Em C
ApologizeTimbaland and OneRepublic
2007Cmvi IV I VCm A♭ E♭ B♭
As If It's Your LastBlackpink
2017A♭IV I V viD♭ A♭ E♭ Fm
Audience of OneRise Against
2009C♯vi IV I VA♯m F♯ C♯ G♯
Awesome GodRich Mullins
2005AIV I V viD A E F♯m

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