What is the I–V–IV–IV–I–V–I–V progression?
Compact 8-bar blues form. A shorter alternative to the 12-bar.
Songs that use this
- Key to the Highway
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Worried Life Blues
Why it works
These chords outline strong tonic, dominant, and relative minor colors in D 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-G-F-F-C-G-C-GD major → D-A-G-G-D-A-D-AE major → E-B-A-A-E-B-E-BF major → F-C-Bb-Bb-F-C-F-CG major → G-D-C-C-G-D-G-DA major → A-E-D-D-A-E-A-EB major → B-F#-E-E-B-F#-B-F#