What is the I–V–IV–I progression?
Inspired by slack-key guitar traditions. Simple and sweet.
Songs that use this
- Lovely Hula Hands
- My Little Grass Shack
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-CD major → D-A-G-DE major → E-B-A-EF major → F-C-Bb-FG major → G-D-C-GA major → A-E-D-AB major → B-F#-E-B