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'50s progression

'50s progression noun: a chord progression, l–vi–IV–V, used in Western popular music, particularly common in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Noun

'50s progression (plural '50s progressions)

  1. A chord progression, l–vi–IV–V, used in Western popular music, particularly common in the 1950s and early 1960s.
    • '50s progression in the key of C (C-Am-F-G):
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    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:'50s progression.

Synonyms of '50s progression

Forms of '50s progression

plural'50s progressions
alternative form50's progression

Questions about '50s progression

What does '50s progression mean?
'50s progression means a chord progression, l–vi–IV–V, used in Western popular music, particularly common in the 1950s and early 1960s.
What part of speech is '50s progression?
'50s progression is a noun.
What is the plural of '50s progression?
The plural of '50s progression is '50s progressions.

Words near '50s progression in the dictionary

  1. '20s
  2. '30s
  3. '40s
  4. '45
  5. '50s
  6. '50s progression
  7. '50s progressions
  8. '60s
  9. '70s
  10. '80s
  11. '90s

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