50's progression

A form of '50s progression — A chord progression, l–vi–IV–V, used in Western popular music, particularly common in the 1950s and early 1960s.

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noun50's (plural 50's progressions)

plural 50's progressions

  1. alternativeAlternative form of '50s progression.

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