PRINCIPIANTE

I-vi-IV-V (50s Progression)

Stand By Me, Blue Moon, Unchained Melody. The sound of the 50s is right here

I-vi-IV-V is the Doo-wop and early Rock & Roll progression. Nostalgic, innocent and very singable. The vi adds that longing touch that defines songs of the 50s and 60s.

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Famous songs

Stand By Me (Ben E. King) · Blue Moon · Unchained Melody · Earth Angel · In the Still of the Night

Did you know?

The 50s Doo-wop groups called it "heart and soul changes." Ben E. King immortalized it in "Stand By Me" (1961) — 60 years later it is still a wedding favorite.