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  2. '50s progression - Wikipedia

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    The vi chord before the IV chord in this progression (creating I–vi–IV–V–I) is used as a means to prolong the tonic chord, as the vi or submediant chord is commonly used as a substitute for the tonic chord, and to ease the voice leading of the bass line: in a I–vi–IV–V–I progression (without any chordal inversions) the bass ...

  3. List of popular music songs featuring Andalusian cadences

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    Following is a list of popular music songs which feature a chord progression commonly known as Andalusian cadences. Items in the list are sorted alphabetically by the band or artist 's name. Songs which are familiar to listeners through more than one version (by different artists) are mentioned by the earliest version known to contain ...

  4. May Singhi Breen - Wikipedia

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    Breen is credited with convincing publishers to include ukulele chords on their sheet music. The Tin Pan Alley publishers hired her to arrange the chords and her name is on hundreds of examples of music from the 1920s on. [6] Her name appears as a music arranger on more pieces than any other individual. [7]

  5. List of variations on Pachelbel's Canon - Wikipedia

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    It has inspired songs such as Rob Paravonian's "Pachelbel Rant" and the Axis of Awesome's "Four Chords", which comment on the number of popular songs borrowing the same tune or harmonic structure. [1] [2] "Four Chords" does not directly focus on the chords from Pachelbel's Canon, instead focusing on the I–V–vi–IV progression. [3]

  6. List of best-selling sheet music - Wikipedia

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    The first song to became "popular" through a national advertising campaign was "My Grandfather's Clock" in 1876. [3] Mass production of piano in the late-19th century helped boost sheet music sales. [3] Toward the end of the century, during the Tin Pan Alley era, sheet music was sold by dozens and even hundreds of publishing companies.

  7. Ukulele - Wikipedia

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    Like guitar, basic ukulele skills can be learned fairly easily, and this highly portable, relatively inexpensive instrument was popular with amateur players throughout the 1920s, as evidenced by the introduction of uke chord tablature into the published sheet music for popular songs of the time [25] (a role that was supplanted by the guitar in ...

  8. I–V–vi–IV progression - Wikipedia

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    The I–V–vi–IV progression is a common chord progression popular across several music genres. It uses the I, V, vi, and IV chords of the diatonic scale. For example, in the key of C major, this progression would be C–G–Am–F. [1] Rotations include: I–V–vi–IV: C–G–Am–F; V–vi–IV–I: G–Am–F–C

  9. List of chord progressions - Wikipedia

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    (Top) 1 Further reading. ... The following is a list of commonly used chord progressions in music. Code Major: Major: Minor: Minor: Atonal: ... I–V–vi–IV chord ...