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1964 was the Beatles' biggest year for new chord-degree movements since they began recording: 141 debuts that hadn't appeared on a Beatles record before – including IV–♭VII, ♭VI–V, and i–♭VI.

1964IV–♭VII♭VI–Vi–♭VI
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1V–IPerfect cadence
148
And I Love Her·Twist and Shout·Hey Jude·Yesterday·Strawberry Fields Forever·A Hard Day's Night·Blackbird·Michelle·Sie Liebt Dich·I Want to Hold Your Hand+138 more
2IV–IPlagal cadence
136
Across the Universe·Strawberry Fields Forever·Blackbird·Sie Liebt Dich·Hey Jude·Let It Be·Back in the U.S.S.R.·You Never Give Me Your Money·A Day in the Life·Penny Lane+126 more
3I–IV
127
Paperback Writer·In My Life·Twist and Shout·Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds·Hey Jude·You Never Give Me Your Money·Blackbird·A Hard Day's Night·Chains·The End+117 more
4I–V
103
In My Life·Let It Be·Hey Jude·I Want to Hold Your Hand·A Day in the Life·Here Comes the Sun·Chains·Long, Long, Long·I Saw Her Standing There·All I've Got to Do+93 more
5IV–V
82
While My Guitar Gently Weeps·Here Comes the Sun·Twist and Shout·Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds·Yesterday·Happiness Is a Warm Gun·Strawberry Fields Forever·A Hard Day's Night·I Want to Hold Your Hand·And I Love Her+72 more
6V–IV
65
Let It Be·Across the Universe·Back in the U.S.S.R.·Penny Lane·Chains·I Want to Hold Your Hand·Martha My Dear·I'll Follow the Sun·I Saw Her Standing There·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band+55 more
7IV–I–V
64
Birthday·Let It Be·Hey Jude·Here Comes the Sun·Chains·Long, Long, Long·I Saw Her Standing There·All I've Got to Do·There's a Place·You Really Got a Hold on Me+54 more
8ii–V
63
I Want to Hold Your Hand·Across the Universe·While My Guitar Gently Weeps·Martha My Dear·Across the Universe (Wildlife version)·It Won't Be Long·Long, Long, Long·Baby It's You·All My Loving·I'll Get You+53 more
9I–vi
62
Across the Universe·In My Life·Happiness Is a Warm Gun·I Want to Hold Your Hand·A Hard Day's Night·She Loves You·Sie Liebt Dich·Across the Universe (Wildlife version)·Rocky Raccoon·It Won't Be Long+52 more
10I–IV–I–V
52
Hey Jude·Birthday·Chains·Long, Long, Long·I Saw Her Standing There·All I've Got to Do·There's a Place·You Really Got a Hold on Me·P.S. I Love You·Thank You Girl+42 more
11IV–V–I
52
Strawberry Fields Forever·Happiness Is a Warm Gun·I Want to Hold Your Hand·A Hard Day's Night·You Never Give Me Your Money·It Won't Be Long·All My Loving·I'll Get You·Thank You Girl·She Loves You+42 more
12I–I
45
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds·Something·I'll Follow the Sun·Chains·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·This Boy·Roll Over Beethoven·You Really Got a Hold on Me·Hold Me Tight·Slow Down+35 more
13vi–IV
43
And I Love Her·In My Life·Let It Be·Yesterday·I Want to Hold Your Hand·Come Together·Happiness Is a Warm Gun·A Hard Day's Night·A Day in the Life·She Loves You+33 more
14II–V
43
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds·The End·Blackbird·Martha My Dear·I'll Follow the Sun·Rocky Raccoon·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·I Want to Hold Your Hand·This Boy·Anna (Go to Him)+33 more
15ii–V–IJazz cadence
42
I Want to Hold Your Hand·While My Guitar Gently Weeps·Martha My Dear·Baby It's You·All My Loving·I'll Get You·Do You Want to Know a Secret·From Me to You·This Boy·Anna (Go to Him)+32 more
16V–I–IV
40
Twist and Shout·Hey Jude·A Hard Day's Night·Martha My Dear·Blackbird·I'll Follow the Sun·I Saw Her Standing There·P.S. I Love You·Thank You Girl·Please Please Me+30 more
17V–IV–IRock/mixolydian cadence
40
Chains·Back in the U.S.S.R.·I'll Follow the Sun·I Saw Her Standing There·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Love Me Do·Boys·Roll Over Beethoven·Little Child·Slow Down+30 more
18V–I–vi
38
Across the Universe·I Want to Hold Your Hand·Happiness Is a Warm Gun·She Loves You·Sie Liebt Dich·Across the Universe (Wildlife version)·Rocky Raccoon·Baby It's You·All My Loving·I'll Get You+28 more
19I–ii
36
P.S. I Love You·Sun King·I'll Follow the Sun·She Said She Said·Martha My Dear·The Fool on the Hill·Blackbird·Don't Let Me Down·You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)·Devil in Her Heart+26 more
20♭VII–IBackdoor cadence
35
In My Life·You Never Give Me Your Money·Something·A Day in the Life·P.S. I Love You·A Hard Day's Night·Every Little Thing·When I Get Home·I'm a Loser·I Don't Want to Spoil the Party+25 more
21vi–ii
35
And I Love Her·I Want to Hold Your Hand·Martha My Dear·Baby It's You·I'll Get You·Thank You Girl·Do You Want to Know a Secret·This Boy·Please Please Me·Anna (Go to Him)+25 more
22I–IV–V
34
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds·Here Comes the Sun·Twist and Shout·You Never Give Me Your Money·Chains·All My Loving·Misery·Please Please Me·I Feel Fine·Words of Love+24 more
23I–V–IV
34
Across the Universe·Let It Be·Chains·I Saw Her Standing There·From Me to You·Boys·Roll Over Beethoven·Little Child·She's a Woman·Long Tall Sally+24 more
24I–♭VII
32
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)·Hey Jude·Happiness Is a Warm Gun·You Never Give Me Your Money·A Hard Day's Night·The End·A Day in the Life·Birthday·Please Please Me·I Wanna Be Your Man+22 more
25V–viDeceptive cadence
32
And I Love Her·In My Life·Let It Be·I Want to Hold Your Hand·Something·There's a Place·P.S. I Love You·Thank You Girl·Do You Want to Know a Secret·She Loves You+22 more
26iv–I
31
In My Life·Across the Universe·Blackbird·Sie Liebt Dich·Across the Universe (Wildlife version)·Chains·I'll Follow the Sun·All I've Got to Do·She Loves You·Anna (Go to Him)+21 more
27IV–I–V–I
29
P.S. I Love You·Birthday·Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby·Thank You Girl·Rock and Roll Music·Hey Jude·One After 909·Run for Your Life·Dizzy Miss Lizzy·Here Comes the Sun+19 more
28I–I–IV
27
Something·I'll Follow the Sun·Chains·This Boy·Roll Over Beethoven·You Really Got a Hold on Me·Devil in Her Heart·I Should Have Known Better·I Need You·Baby's in Black+17 more
29vi–IV–V
26
And I Love Her·Yesterday·I Want to Hold Your Hand·Strawberry Fields Forever·Happiness Is a Warm Gun·A Hard Day's Night·It Won't Be Long·There's a Place·I'll Get You·She Loves You+16 more
30I–iii
25
Something·While My Guitar Gently Weeps·A Day in the Life·Sie Liebt Dich·I'll Follow the Sun·It Won't Be Long·Do You Want to Know a Secret·Till There Was You·I Feel Fine·A Hard Day's Night+15 more
31I–vi–IV
24
I Want to Hold Your Hand·Happiness Is a Warm Gun·A Hard Day's Night·She Loves You·It Won't Be Long·All My Loving·I'll Get You·Please Mr. Postman·Mr. Moonlight·I Should Have Known Better+14 more
32vi–II
24
Something·She Loves You·Martha My Dear·In My Life·Rocky Raccoon·There's a Place·Do You Want to Know a Secret·What You're Doing·I'll Be Back·Baby's in Black+14 more
33vi–I
24
Help!·You Really Got a Hold on Me·All My Loving·Maxwell's Silver Hammer·You Never Give Me Your Money·I Will·Yes It Is·Run for Your Life·I Need You·Something+14 more
34I–II
24
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds·I Want to Hold Your Hand·You Never Give Me Your Money·The End·Blackbird·I'll Follow the Sun·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Anna (Go to Him)·Hold Me Tight·Little Child+14 more
35V–I–IV–I
23
Hey Jude·A Hard Day's Night·Blackbird·I'll Follow the Sun·I Saw Her Standing There·P.S. I Love You·Thank You Girl·Please Please Me·Words of Love·What You're Doing+13 more
36I–IV–I–V–IV
21
Why Don't We Do It in the Road?·I Wanna Be Your Man·You Can't Do That·Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!·Dizzy Miss Lizzy·Little Child·Chains·Revolution·For You Blue·Roll Over Beethoven+11 more
37II–V–I
21
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds·Blackbird·The End·I'll Follow the Sun·Rocky Raccoon·Ask Me Why·Little Child·I Wanna Be Your Man·Things We Said Today·I Call Your Name+11 more
38IV–iv
21
In My Life·Blackbird·Chains·I'll Follow the Sun·Wait·She Loves You·Anna (Go to Him)·Till There Was You·Devil in Her Heart·If I Fell+11 more
39IV–♭VII
21
In My Life·Something·A Day in the Life·Blackbird·Wait·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·When I Get Home·Help!·You've Got to Hide Your Love Away·You're Going to Lose That Girl+11 more
40IV–iv–IMinor plagal
20
In My Life·Blackbird·Chains·I'll Follow the Sun·She Loves You·Anna (Go to Him)·Till There Was You·Devil in Her Heart·If I Fell·Nowhere Man+10 more
41vi–ii–V
20
Baby It's You·Golden Slumbers·Thank You Girl·I Will·Yes It Is·I Need You·You're Going to Lose That Girl·While My Guitar Gently Weeps·The Fool on the Hill·Anna (Go to Him)+10 more
42V–V
20
Hey Jude·Strawberry Fields Forever·Penny Lane·Twist and Shout·This Boy·Hold Me Tight·I Don't Want to Spoil the Party·You've Got to Hide Your Love Away·If I Needed Someone·What Goes On+10 more
43♭VII–IV
20
While My Guitar Gently Weeps·You Never Give Me Your Money·Here Comes the Sun·Hey Jude·Birthday·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Please Please Me·Every Little Thing·The Night Before·You've Got to Hide Your Love Away+10 more
44I–vi–IV–V50s / doo-wop
19
Happiness Is a Warm Gun·I Want to Hold Your Hand·A Hard Day's Night·It Won't Be Long·I'll Get You·She Loves You·Please Mr. Postman·I Should Have Known Better·I'm Happy Just to Dance with You·When I Get Home+9 more
45♭VI–V
19
Michelle·Penny Lane·Tell Me Why·I'll Be Back·Honey Don't·I Call Your Name·Think for Yourself·Blackbird·Honey Pie·I Am the Walrus+9 more
46iii–vi
19
And I Love Her·While My Guitar Gently Weeps·A Hard Day's Night·Something·A Day in the Life·It Won't Be Long·I Need You·Can't Buy Me Love·I'll Be Back·Any Time at All+9 more
47V–i
18
While My Guitar Gently Weeps·Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!·You Never Give Me Your Money·Wait·I'm Only Sleeping·Girl·Michelle·Piggies·For No One·Savoy Truffle+8 more
48vi–IV–V–I50s variant
17
And I Love Her·I Want to Hold Your Hand·It Won't Be Long·I'll Get You·Please Please Me·I Should Have Known Better·I'm Happy Just to Dance with You·Any Time at All·Yesterday·I've Just Seen a Face+7 more
49I–vi–ii
17
Baby It's You·I Will·Yes It Is·You're Going to Lose That Girl·The Fool on the Hill·Anna (Go to Him)·Eight Days a Week·I Want to Hold Your Hand·If I Fell·Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand+7 more
50I–II–V
17
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds·Blackbird·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·I Want to Hold Your Hand·Anna (Go to Him)·Hold Me Tight·Little Child·The Night Before·Act Naturally·You Won't See Me+7 more
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All Values(723)

#ValueSongs% of total
1V–I

The strongest harmonic resolution, dominant moving to tonic. The most fundamental cadence in Western music (e.g. E → A, A7 → D).

148
3.1%
2IV–I

The 'Amen' cadence, resolving from the subdominant to the tonic. Softer and more hymn-like than a perfect cadence (e.g. B♭ → F, C → G).

136
2.8%
3I–IV

2-chord degree progression (e.g. A7 → D; D → G)

127
2.6%
4I–V

2-chord degree progression (e.g. A → E; D → A)

103
2.1%
5IV–V

2-chord degree progression (e.g. F/A → G; D → E)

82
1.7%
6V–IV

2-chord degree progression (e.g. G → F; A7 → G)

65
1.3%
7IV–I–V

3-chord degree progression (e.g. F6 → C → G; B♭ → F → C7)

64
1.3%
8ii–V

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Dm7 → G7; Em7 → A7)

63
1.3%
9I–vi

2-chord degree progression (e.g. D → Bm; A7 → F♯m7)

62
1.3%
10IV–V–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. E♭/B♭ → F7 → B♭; A → B7 → E6)

52
1.1%
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11I–IV–I–V

4-chord degree progression (e.g. F → B♭ → F → C7; C/G → F → C → G)

52
1.1%
12I–I

2-chord degree progression (e.g. A → A7; F → F7)

45
0.9%
13vi–IV

2-chord degree progression (e.g. C♯m → A; F♯m → D)

43
0.9%
14II–V

2-chord degree progression (e.g. C → F; D7 → G7)

43
0.9%
15ii–V–I

The most common jazz progression, building tension through the supertonic and dominant before resolving to the tonic (e.g. Em7 → A7 → D, Gm6 → C7 → F).

42
0.9%
16V–I–IV

3-chord degree progression (e.g. A7 → D → G; C7 → F → B♭)

40
0.8%
17V–IV–I

Reversed plagal motion through the dominant, common in rock and blues. The IV creates a mixolydian pull to the tonic (e.g. D → C → G, A7 → G → D).

40
0.8%
18V–I–vi

3-chord degree progression (e.g. A7 → D → Bm; D → G → Em)

38
0.8%
19I–ii

2-chord degree progression (e.g. D → Em; E6 → F♯m7)

36
0.7%
20♭VII–I

Resolving to the major tonic from the flat seventh, bypassing the usual dominant. Common in jazz and Beatles songs (e.g. G → A, D → E).

35
0.7%
21vi–ii

2-chord degree progression (e.g. C♯m → F♯m; Dm/A → Gm)

35
0.7%
22I–IV–V

3-chord degree progression (e.g. G → C → D; A → D → E7)

34
0.7%
23I–V–IV

3-chord degree progression (e.g. D → A7 → G; C → G → F)

34
0.7%
24I–♭VII

2-chord degree progression (e.g. E → D; A → G)

32
0.7%
25V–vi

The dominant resolves to the relative minor instead of the expected tonic, creating surprise and extending the phrase (e.g. G → Am, E → F♯m).

32
0.7%
26iv–I

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Dm → A; Gm → D)

31
0.6%
27IV–I–V–I

4-chord degree progression (e.g. G → D → A → D; D7 → A7 → E7 → A7)

29
0.6%
28I–I–IV

3-chord degree progression (e.g. F → F7 → B♭; Cmaj7 → C7 → F)

27
0.6%
29vi–IV–V

3-chord degree progression (e.g. C♯m → A → B7; Dm → B♭ → C7)

26
0.5%
30I–iii

2-chord degree progression (e.g. A → C♯m/G♯; B♭ → Dm/A)

25
0.5%
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31vi–II

2-chord degree progression (e.g. F♯m → B7; Dm7 → G7)

24
0.5%
32vi–I

2-chord degree progression (e.g. F♯m → A; F♯m → A)

24
0.5%
33I–vi–IV

3-chord degree progression (e.g. G → Em → C; C → Am → F)

24
0.5%
34I–II

2-chord degree progression (e.g. B♭ → C; F → G7)

24
0.5%
35V–I–IV–I

4-chord degree progression (e.g. C7 → F → B♭ → F; D → G → C → G)

23
0.5%
36IV–iv

2-chord degree progression (e.g. D → Dm; C → Cm)

21
0.4%
37IV–♭VII

2-chord degree progression (e.g. D → G; C → F)

21
0.4%
38II–V–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. C → F → B♭; A7 → D7sus4 → G)

21
0.4%
39I–IV–I–V–IV

5-chord degree progression (e.g. D7 → G7 → D7 → A7 → G7; E7 → A7 → E7 → B7 → A7)

21
0.4%
40IV–iv–I

Major subdominant darkening to minor before resolving, creating a bittersweet color shift (e.g. D → Dm → A, C → Cm → G/B).

20
0.4%
41V–V

2-chord degree progression (e.g. B → B7; E → E7)

20
0.4%
42vi–ii–V

3-chord degree progression (e.g. Dm → Gm → C; Am7 → Dm → G7)

20
0.4%
43♭VII–IV

2-chord degree progression (e.g. B♭ → F/A; G → D)

20
0.4%
44I–vi–IV–V

The classic 1950s cycle through major brightness, relative minor warmth, and subdominant-dominant tension (e.g. G → Em → C → D, C → Am → F → G).

19
0.4%
45♭VI–V

2-chord degree progression (e.g. D♭maj7 → C; E♭ → D)

19
0.4%
46iii–vi

2-chord degree progression (e.g. G♯m → C♯m; Dm/A → Gm)

19
0.4%
47V–i

2-chord degree progression (e.g. E → Am; A7 → Dm)

18
0.4%
48I–vi–ii

3-chord degree progression (e.g. F → Dm → Gm; F → Dm → Gm7)

17
0.4%
49I–II–V

3-chord degree progression (e.g. B♭ → C → F; C/E → D7 → G7)

17
0.4%
50vi–IV–V–I

Rotation of the 50s progression starting from the relative minor, creating a minor-to-major resolution arc (e.g. Dm → B♭ → C7 → F, Em → C → D → G).

17
0.4%
51vi–iii

2-chord degree progression (e.g. C♯m → G♯m; Bm → F♯m)

16
0.3%
52III–vi

2-chord degree progression (e.g. A7 → Dm; E7 → Am)

16
0.3%
53iii–IV

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Em → F; Bm → C)

16
0.3%
54I–VI

2-chord degree progression (e.g. D → B7; A → F♯7)

16
0.3%
55I–ii–V

3-chord degree progression (e.g. E6 → F♯m7 → B13; F6 → Gm → C)

16
0.3%
56IV–I–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. D7 → A → A7; A♭ → E♭ → E♭7/D)

15
0.3%
57IV–V–I–vi

4-chord degree progression (e.g. A♭ → B♭ → E♭ → Cm; B♭ → C7 → F → Dm)

15
0.3%
58i–♭VI

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Em → C)

15
0.3%
59I–IV–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. C/G → F → C; F → B♭ → F)

15
0.3%
60ii–I

2-chord degree progression (e.g. F♯m → E6; Dm7 → C)

15
0.3%
61I–♭III

2-chord degree progression (e.g. A7 → C; A → C)

15
0.3%
62II–IV

2-chord degree progression (e.g. D9/F♯ → F; Asus2 → Cmaj7)

15
0.3%
63I–IV–iv

3-chord degree progression (e.g. C7 → F → Fm6; F7 → B♭ → B♭m6)

15
0.3%
64I–V–vi

3-chord degree progression (e.g. A → E → F♯m; C → G → Am)

15
0.3%
65vi–V

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Bm → A; C♯m → B)

14
0.3%
66IV–II

2-chord degree progression (e.g. D → B; C → Asus2)

14
0.3%
67♭VII–♭III

2-chord degree progression (e.g. G → C; G7 → C)

14
0.3%
68V–II

2-chord degree progression (e.g. A → E7; G7 → D7)

13
0.3%
69♭VII–IV–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. E♭6 → B♭ → F; B♭ → F → C)

13
0.3%
70I–♭VII–IV

Two plagal motions chained together, descending by fourths. Common in rock and folk (e.g. C → B♭ → F, F → E♭6 → B♭).

13
0.3%
71V–ii

2-chord degree progression (e.g. B♭ → Fm; B7 → F♯m7)

13
0.3%
72VI–ii

2-chord degree progression (e.g. C7 → Fm; B7 → Em)

13
0.3%
73♭III–V

2-chord degree progression (e.g. E♭ → G7/D; E♭7 → G7)

12
0.2%
74♭III–IV

2-chord degree progression (e.g. C → D; B♭6 → C)

12
0.2%
75V–I–vi–IV

4-chord degree progression (e.g. B♭ → E♭ → Cm → A♭; B7 → E → C♯m → A)

12
0.2%
76♭VII–V

2-chord degree progression (e.g. G → E7; D → B7)

12
0.2%
77I–IV–♭VII

3-chord degree progression (e.g. F → B♭7♯9 → E♭6; A/E → D → G)

12
0.2%
78V–I–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. C/E → F → F7; C7 → Fsus4 → F)

12
0.2%
79I–vi–ii–V

Circle-of-fifths descent from tonic, a smooth jazz-pop turnaround named for its sweet, easy-listening quality (e.g. C → Am → Dm7 → G7).

11
0.2%
80I–III

2-chord degree progression (e.g. C → E7; D → F♯/A♯)

11
0.2%
81IV–vi

2-chord degree progression (e.g. B♭ → Dm/A; C → Em/F♯)

11
0.2%
82IV–I–IV–I–V

5-chord degree progression (e.g. D → A → D → A → E; A7 → E7 → A7 → E7 → B7)

11
0.2%
83V–I–iii

3-chord degree progression (e.g. G7 → C → Em; B♭7 → E♭ → Gm/D)

11
0.2%
84vi–IV–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. Gm → E♭/B♭ → B♭; Em → C → G6)

11
0.2%
85V–I–ii

3-chord degree progression (e.g. B13 → E6 → F♯m7; D7 → G → Am7)

11
0.2%
86I–iii–vi

3-chord degree progression (e.g. A → C♯m/G♯ → F♯m; B♭ → Dm/A → Gm)

11
0.2%
87IV–♭VI

2-chord degree progression (e.g. D/F♯ → F)

11
0.2%
88i–iv

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Am → Dm6; Am7 → Dm7)

11
0.2%
89IV–V–vi

3-chord degree progression (e.g. A♭ → B♭ → Cm; B♭ → C7 → Dm)

11
0.2%
90VI–II

2-chord degree progression (e.g. F♯ → B; A7 → D7)

11
0.2%
91ii–V–I–vi

The A-section turnaround from Gershwin's 'I Got Rhythm', foundational to jazz standards (e.g. Dm7 → G7 → C → Am).

11
0.2%
92IV–I–♭VII

3-chord degree progression (e.g. A → E → D; F → C → B♭)

11
0.2%
93V–V–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. E → E7 → A; A → A7 → D)

10
0.2%
94I–IV–iv–I

4-chord degree progression (e.g. C7 → F → Fm6 → C; F7 → B♭ → B♭m6 → F/A)

10
0.2%
95IV–ii

2-chord degree progression (e.g. A♭ → Fm; A → F♯m)

10
0.2%
96IV–I–IV–V

4-chord degree progression (e.g. B♭ → F → B♭ → C; D → A → D → E)

10
0.2%
97II–I

2-chord degree progression (e.g. B → A; B7 → A)

10
0.2%
98i–V

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Dm7 → A)

10
0.2%
99iii–V

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Em → G7; Bm → D7)

10
0.2%
100vi–ii–V–I

Full circle-of-fifths descent arriving at the tonic, common in jazz and classical harmony (e.g. Am → Dm7 → G7 → C).

10
0.2%
101♭III–I

2-chord degree progression (e.g. C → A7; E♭7 → C7)

10
0.2%
102i–IV

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Em → A; Am → D/F♯)

10
0.2%
103I–V–I–IV

4-chord degree progression (e.g. D → A → D → G; E → B7 → E → A)

10
0.2%
104ii–iii

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Am → Bm; Em/G → F♯m)

10
0.2%
105V–I–vi–ii

4-chord degree progression (e.g. C7 → F → Dm → Gm7; E7 → A → F♯m → Bm7)

10
0.2%
106IV–I–vi

3-chord degree progression (e.g. A → E → C♯m; F → C → Am)

10
0.2%
107IV–I–ii

3-chord degree progression (e.g. Amaj7/B → E → F♯m; G → D → Em)

10
0.2%
108♭VI–V–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. D♭maj7 → C7 → F; C7 → B7 → E)

10
0.2%
109VI–ii–V

3-chord degree progression (e.g. C7 → Fm → B♭sus4; B7 → Em → A9)

10
0.2%
110iii–ii

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Em → Dm; F♯m → Em7)

10
0.2%
111ii–IV

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Dm7/F → F; B♭m → D♭)

10
0.2%
112V–I–♭VII

3-chord degree progression (e.g. B → E → D; B7 → E → D/E)

10
0.2%
113vi–II–V

3-chord degree progression (e.g. C♯m → F♯ → B; C♯m → F♯9 → B9)

10
0.2%
114I–IV–I–IV–V

5-chord degree progression (e.g. F → B♭ → F → B♭ → C; A → D → A → D → E)

9
0.2%
115I–IV–I–V–IV–I–V

7-chord degree progression (e.g. G7 → C7 → G7 → D7♯9 → C7 → G7 → D7; G7 → C7 → G → D7 → C7 → G → D7)

9
0.2%
116I–vi–iii

3-chord degree progression (e.g. C → Am → Em; C → Am → Em)

9
0.2%
117I–♭VI

2-chord degree progression (e.g. E6 → C; E → C)

9
0.2%
118V–I–VI

3-chord degree progression (e.g. A → D → B7; E7 → A → F♯7)

9
0.2%
119IV–♭III

2-chord degree progression (e.g. F → E♭; C → B♭6)

9
0.2%
120V–IV–V–I

4-chord degree progression (e.g. A → G → A → D; D → C → D → G)

9
0.2%
121V–I–II

3-chord degree progression (e.g. F → B♭ → C; G7 → C → D)

9
0.2%
122ii–♭VII

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Bm → G; F♯m → D)

9
0.2%
123♭VI–i

2-chord degree progression (e.g. F → Am)

9
0.2%
124♭VI–♭VII

2-chord degree progression (e.g. B♭ → C; F7 → G7)

8
0.2%
125♭VI–I

2-chord degree progression (e.g. D♭7 → F; F → A7)

8
0.2%
126IV–I–II

3-chord degree progression (e.g. F7 → C → D7; E → B → C♯)

8
0.2%
127I–VI–ii

3-chord degree progression (e.g. D → B7 → Em; F → D7 → Gm7)

8
0.2%
128I–IV–I–IV–I–V

6-chord degree progression (e.g. A → D → A → D → A → E; E7 → A7 → E7 → A7 → E7 → B7)

8
0.2%
129IV–ii–V

3-chord degree progression (e.g. A♭ → Fm → B♭; A → F♯m → B7)

8
0.2%
130vi–I–IV

3-chord degree progression (e.g. F♯m → A7 → D; Am → C/G → F)

8
0.2%
131IV–V–I–IV–I

5-chord degree progression (e.g. C → D → G → C → G; C → D → G → C9 → G)

8
0.2%
132VI–II–V

3-chord degree progression (e.g. F♯7 → B7 → E7; C♯7 → F♯7 → B7)

8
0.2%
133V–vi–IV

3-chord degree progression (e.g. G → Am → Fmaj7; F7 → Gm → E♭/B♭)

8
0.2%
134iii–IV–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. Em → F → C; Em → Fmaj7 → C6)

8
0.2%
135IV–II–V

3-chord degree progression (e.g. D → B → E; D → B7 → E)

8
0.2%
136iv–♭VII

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Dm7 → G7; B♭m7 → E♭)

8
0.2%
137I–I–IV–I–V

5-chord degree progression (e.g. A → A7 → D → A → E7; G → G7 → C7 → G → D7)

8
0.2%
138♭III–♭VII

2-chord degree progression (e.g. C → G/B; G → D)

7
0.1%
139V–IV–I–IV

4-chord degree progression (e.g. E7 → D7 → A → D; D → C → G → C)

7
0.1%
140I–I–IV–iv

4-chord degree progression (e.g. C → C7 → F → Fm6; F → F7 → B♭ → B♭m6)

7
0.1%
141II–IV–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. G7 → B♭ → F; A7 → C → G6)

7
0.1%
142i–i

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Em → Em7; Am7 → Am6)

7
0.1%
143iii–I

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Bm → G)

7
0.1%
144♭III–♭VI

2-chord degree progression (e.g. C → Fmaj7; A♭7 → D♭)

7
0.1%
145IV–♭VII–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. D → G → A; D → Gadd9 → A)

7
0.1%
146I–VII

2-chord degree progression (e.g. A → G♯7; E♭ → D7)

7
0.1%
147vi–III

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Dm → A7; Am → E7)

7
0.1%
148I–iv

2-chord degree progression (e.g. F → B♭m7; C7 → Fm)

7
0.1%
149vi–II–IV

3-chord degree progression (e.g. Dm7 → G7 → B♭; Am7/G → D9/F♯ → F)

7
0.1%
150♭VI–♭III

2-chord degree progression (e.g. F → C; C → G)

7
0.1%
151I–III–vi

3-chord degree progression (e.g. C → E7 → Am; D → F♯/A♯ → Bm)

7
0.1%
152IV–iii

2-chord degree progression (e.g. F → Em; B♭ → Am)

7
0.1%
153iv–♭VII–♭III

3-chord degree progression (e.g. Dm7 → G7 → C)

7
0.1%
154III–vi–ii

3-chord degree progression (e.g. A7 → Dm → Gm; E7 → Am → Dm9)

7
0.1%
155iii–IV–V

3-chord degree progression (e.g. F♯m → G → A; Bm → C → D)

7
0.1%
156I–IV–II

3-chord degree progression (e.g. A → D → B; A → D → B7)

7
0.1%
157I–VI–ii–V

4-chord degree progression (e.g. D → B7 → Em → A9; F → D7 → Gm7 → C7)

7
0.1%
158♭VII–I–IV

3-chord degree progression (e.g. B♭ → C → F; F → G → C)

7
0.1%
159IV–I–IV–I–IV–V

6-chord degree progression (e.g. B♭ → F → B♭ → F → B♭ → C; D → A → D → A → D → E)

7
0.1%
160V–♭VI

2-chord degree progression (e.g. A → B♭; B7 → C7)

6
0.1%
161IV–♭VII–♭III

3-chord degree progression (e.g. D → G → C)

6
0.1%
162iv–V

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Fm → G7; Dm → E7)

6
0.1%
163I–IV–I–IV–I–IV–V

7-chord degree progression (e.g. A → D → A → D → A → D → E; A → D6 → A → D6 → A → D6 → E7)

6
0.1%
164I–IV–I–♭VII

4-chord degree progression (e.g. C/E → F → C/E → B♭; G7 → C → G → F)

6
0.1%
165iv–i

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Em7 → Bm7; Dm → Am)

6
0.1%
166I–iii–IV

3-chord degree progression (e.g. D → F♯m → G; G → Bm → C)

6
0.1%
167I–vi–II

3-chord degree progression (e.g. A → F♯m → B7; F → Dm7 → G7)

6
0.1%
168IV–IV

2-chord degree progression (e.g. D → D7; E → E7)

6
0.1%
169IV–I–IV–V–I

5-chord degree progression (e.g. B♭ → F → B♭ → C → F; F → C → F → G → C)

6
0.1%
170V–I–vi–iii

4-chord degree progression (e.g. A7 → D → Bm → F♯m; D → G → Em → Bm)

6
0.1%
171ii–IV–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. Dm7/F → F → C/E; F♯m7 → Amaj7/B → E)

6
0.1%
172III–IV

2-chord degree progression (e.g. G♯ → A; C7 → D♭)

6
0.1%
173V–♭VII

2-chord degree progression (e.g. D → F; E → G)

6
0.1%
174ii–vi

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Dm → Am7; F♯m7 → C♯m)

6
0.1%
175ii–V–I–I

4-chord degree progression (e.g. Fm → B♭ → E♭ → E♭7/D; Gm7 → C7 → F → F7)

6
0.1%
176II–V–IV

3-chord degree progression (e.g. B7 → E7 → D; B7 → E7 → D7)

6
0.1%
177i–♭III

2-chord degree progression (e.g. Fm → A♭; Am → C)

6
0.1%
178VI–IV

2-chord degree progression (e.g. G7 → E♭; A → F)

6
0.1%
179♭VII–♭III–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. D → G → E; G7 → C7 → A7)

6
0.1%
180♭VII–V–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. G → E7 → A; D → B7 → E)

6
0.1%
181iii–ii–V

3-chord degree progression (e.g. Gm/D → Fm/C → B♭7; G♯m7 → F♯m7 → B7)

6
0.1%
182V–I–I–IV

4-chord degree progression (e.g. B♭ → E♭ → E♭7/D → A♭; C7 → F → F7 → B♭)

6
0.1%
183III–VI

2-chord degree progression (e.g. E7 → A7; E → A)

6
0.1%
184I–V–V

3-chord degree progression (e.g. F → C → C7; E → Bsus4 → B7)

6
0.1%
185I–VI–II–V

4-chord degree progression (e.g. A → F♯7 → B7 → E7; E7 → C♯7 → F♯7 → B7)

6
0.1%
186I–ii–iii

3-chord degree progression (e.g. G → Am7 → Bm7; C → Dm → Em)

6
0.1%
187♭III–IV–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. A♭ → B♭ → F; C → D → A)

6
0.1%
188V–I–VI–ii

4-chord degree progression (e.g. A → D → B7 → Em; C7 → F → D7 → Gm7)

6
0.1%
189I–♭III–IV

3-chord degree progression (e.g. F → A♭ → B♭; D → F → G)

6
0.1%
190V–I–IV–I–IV

5-chord degree progression (e.g. A → D → G → D → G; D → G → C → G → C)

6
0.1%
191I–♭VII–I–IV

4-chord degree progression (e.g. C/E → B♭ → C → F; A7 → G → A → D)

5
0.1%
192IV–III

2-chord degree progression (e.g. F → E; C → B7)

5
0.1%
193♭VII–i

2-chord degree progression (e.g. G → Am; C7 → Dm)

5
0.1%
194II–IV–V

3-chord degree progression (e.g. D → F → G; E → G → A7)

5
0.1%
195IV–iv–I–VI

4-chord degree progression (e.g. B♭ → B♭m6 → F/A → D7; F → Fm → C → A7)

5
0.1%
196♭III–V–i

3-chord degree progression (e.g. E♭ → G7 → Cm; G → B → Em)

5
0.1%
197♭VII–I–vi

3-chord degree progression (e.g. B♭ → C → Am; F → G → Em7)

5
0.1%
198V–vi–III

3-chord degree progression (e.g. G → Am → E7; D → Em → B)

5
0.1%
199I–I–I

3-chord degree progression (e.g. C → Cmaj7 → C7; C → Cmaj7 → C7)

5
0.1%
200♭VII–IV–I–V

4-chord degree progression (e.g. F → C → G → D; D → A → E → B)

5
0.1%
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