Pop, rock and metal

Pop on guitar: chords and rhythm.

Four chords carry hundreds of hits: C, G, A minor, F (I – V – vi – IV). They loop under the melody, strummed in steady eighth notes. With a capo, the same progression works in any key.

I – V – vi – IVLevel · Beginner

The progression

Pick a key: the charts change right below. "Listen" plays the progression with its rhythm; a click on a chord plays it alone, the arrow opens its page.

Key

In C major · 96 BPM
  • C
    C major×321
  • G
    G major213
  • Am
    A minor×231
  • F
    F major1342

The rhythm

One bar of the strumming hand, beat by beat. While it plays, the stroke being played lights up.

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  • strum down
  • strum up

In the collection

4

Songs in this style, with their chords or the scale of their solos.

From the same world

The most played chords in the world: four chords on a loop for pop, power chords and palm muting for rock and metal.