Meanings
plural '50s progressions · alternative 50's progression
- entertainmentA chord progression, l–vi–IV–V, used in Western popular music, particularly common in the 1950s and early 1960s.
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'50s progression in the key of C (C-Am-F-G): {\set Staff.midiInstrument=#"drawbar organ"1}
Synonyms: ice cream changes, doo-wop progression
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA chord progression, l–vi–IV–V, used in Western popular music, particularly common in the 1950s and early 1960s.
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'50s progression. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'50s%20progression
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