Pop music has a new favourite chord progression @DavidBennettPiano
Pop music has a new favourite chord progression  @DavidBennettPiano
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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It's the same old chords but in a new order! IV I vi V seems to be the new go-to chord progression for pop music. Rather than the classic I V vi IV figuration of these chords, known as the Axis progression, this new order has been at the core of many of the biggest pop songs over the last 15 years!

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Pop music has a new favourite chord progression

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