'50s progression

English

Noun

'50s progression (plural '50s progressions)

1. (music) A chord progression, l–vi–IV–V, used in Western popular music, particularly common in the 1950s and early 1960s.

   Synonyms: ice cream changes, doo-wop progression

   '50s progression in the key of C (C-Am-F-G):
   

   

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Alternative forms

• 50's progression

Further reading

• '50s progression on Wikipedia.Wikipedia