Imaj7–vi7–IV–V7 · Ice-cream changes with 7ths · C major · Imaj7–vi7–IV–V7
Fifties Changes with Sevenths is a chord pattern you can play in any key. The degrees are Imaj7–vi7–IV–V7.
The doo-wop loop, dressed with sevenths so each chord leans into the next. Slow ballads sit well on it.
Patterns are common chord moves. They are not the chart of a recorded hit.
Patterns are named by theory. Play them in any key that fits your voice.
Each song page has a chord chart, fingerings, and the same song in every key.
Imaj7 – vi7 – IV – V7
Cmaj7 · Am7 · F · G7
| 1 | Cmaj7 | Am7 | F | G7 |
|---|
Four bars, one chord each. Land the title word on the major seventh, then let the last bar pull you around again.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major · Written in this key | Cmaj7 · Am7 · F · G7 |
| Db major | Dbmaj7 · Bbm7 · Gb · Ab7 |
| D major | Dmaj7 · Bm7 · G · A7 |
| Eb major | Ebmaj7 · Cm7 · Ab · Bb7 |
| E major | Emaj7 · C#m7 · A · B7 |
| F major | Fmaj7 · Dm7 · Bb · C7 |
| F# major | F#maj7 · D#m7 · B · C#7 |
| G major | Gmaj7 · Em7 · C · D7 |
| Ab major | Abmaj7 · Fm7 · Db · Eb7 |
| A major | Amaj7 · F#m7 · D · E7 |
| Bb major | Bbmaj7 · Gm7 · Eb · F7 |
| B major | Bmaj7 · G#m7 · E · F#7 |
These songs use this pattern. This is not their chord chart: real recordings differ in key, rhythm and the chords they add.