What is the I–vii°–vi–V progression?
Major-key variant of the Andalusian descent.
Songs that use this
- Smooth Criminal · Michael Jackson
- What Is Life · George Harrison
Why it works
These chords outline strong tonic, dominant, and relative minor colors in B major: easy to sing and easy to remember on ukulele.
Try in other keys
Same Roman numerals; chords transpose with the key.
C major → C-Bdim-Am-GD major → D-C#dim-Bm-AE major → E-D#dim-C#m-BF major → F-Edim-Dm-CG major → G-F#dim-Em-DA major → A-G#dim-F#m-EB major → B-A#dim-G#m-F#