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Country Chord Progressions4

Country progressions keep the harmony simple so the story can carry the song. Three chords — the tonic, subdominant, and dominant — do most of the work, and the moments a progression steps outside that circle land harder because of it. The progressions below show you the workhorse patterns behind classic and modern country, why they sit so comfortably under a vocal, and what changes when the pattern breaks.

KeysG major

Qualitiesmajor · minor

NumeralsIVIVii

IVIVii

1-5-4 Key of G major I–V–IV IGVDIVC 1-4-1-5 Key of G major I–IV–I–V IGIVCIGVD 5-4-1 Key of G major V–IV–I VDIVCIG 1-2-4-5 Key of G major I–ii–IV–V IGiiAmIVCVD

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