Playing Chord Patterns

I - iii - IV - ii - I Chord Pattern

Examples:

I - vi - ii - V - I Chord Pattern

Examples:

I - ii - iii - IV - V - I Chord Pattern

Examples:

I - vi - ii - IV - I Chord Pattern

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Try This!

Using the I - vi - IV - V - I - vi - V - I chord pattern play the following chords: C - Am - F - G - C - A - G - C

Listen to it several times, what songs come to mind when you play this pattern? One example that uses this pattern is the song "Unchained Melody".

Try it:

C - Am
Oh my love

F
my darling

G
I hunger for

C
your love

Am
a long

G
lonely time

Then back to C for the second verse

You can play around with various chord patterns to see what other melodies you can come up with.