Pop

Major Upbeat

in C major · C–F–C–G–C

C

I

F

IV

C

I

G

V

C

I

Progression

I

IV

I

V

I

Key

What is the I–IV–I–V–I progression?

Bouncy and optimistic with repeated tonic anchoring.

Songs that use this

You Are My Sunshine
This Land Is Your Land

Why it works

These chords outline strong tonic, dominant, and relative minor colors in C 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-F-C-G-C D major → D-G-D-A-D E major → E-A-E-B-E F major → F-Bb-F-C-F G major → G-C-G-D-G A major → A-D-A-E-A B major → B-E-B-F#-B

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