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50s Progression
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The 50s progression is a chord progression (ie sequence of chords) used in Western popular music. As the name would imply, it was common in the 1950s and early 1960s and is particularly associated with doo-wop.
The progression is
- I vi IV V
for example, C Am F G (in C).
As with any other chord progression, there are innumberable possible variations, for example turning the V into a V7, or extended repeats of I vi followed by a single IV V.
There are far too many examples of songs using this progression to produce an exhaustive list. However some examples of well-known songs which use it are:
- 'Oh Carol' - most associated with Neil Sedaka
- 'Please Mister Postman' - The Marvelettes / The Beatles
- 'Stand By Me' - Ben E. King
- 'Sleepwalk- The Ventures
- 'Once Upon a Time- Bobby Darin
Twelve-Bar Blues another common chord progression.