Country chord progressions

4 progressions · 48 keyed pages

Country leans on I–IV–V and stays in major. The colour comes from the bass — walking between chords, and from the suspended second and fourth that a fretting hand can add without moving the shape.

Tempo: 70–160 BPM
Feel: All major key
Harmony: All diatonic
Form: 3, 4 bars · 4/4

The soundin G

I–V–vi–IVG · D · Em · C

IGVDviEmIVC

Chord tones on the keyboard — the solid key is the root.

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Uplifting3

I–V–vi–IV

G · D · Em · C

IGVDviEmIVC

4 chordsbeginner70–130 BPM · 4/4

As heard in Let It Be - The Beatles

I–IV–V

G · C · D

IGIVCVD

3 chordsbeginner80–160 BPM · 4/4

As heard in La Bamba - Ritchie Valens

I–IV–V–I

G · C · D

IGIVCVD

4 chordsbeginner70–140 BPM · 4/4

As heard in Hey Jude - The Beatles (chorus)

Energetic1

I–IV–V–IV

G · C · D

IGIVCVD

4 chordsbeginner80–160 BPM · 4/4

Songs built on these changes

Each one links to the progression behind it.

Let It BeThe Beatles · I–V–vi–IV
La BambaRitchie Valens · I–IV–V
Hey JudeThe Beatles · I–IV–V–I

Folk Blues Pop View all

The soundin G

Uplifting3

Energetic1

Songs built on these changes

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