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I V VI IV: C G Am F

The most popular of these. 'Since You've Been Gone' ch, 'Torn' ch, 'With Or Without

You', 'So Lonely', 'No Woman No Cry', 'Beast Of Burden' v, 'Inside Out' (Adams),

'Crash And Burn' v, 'Possession' ch, 'Actually It's Darkness'.

Chord V is often played as a first inversion so the bassline will move down in step (in C

major, C G/B A): 'Bold As Love' v, 'Down Under' ch, 'Still' (Macy Gray), 'Sketches Of

China', 'Motorcycle Emptiness'.

Group 4
Another variation on Group 1: change V into its relative minor, III.

I II IV III: C Dm F Em

I VI IV III: C Am F Em

'True' i.

I VI III IV: C Am Em F

'Holes'.

Group 5

I IV III II: C F Em Dm

This has a mournful quality because of the descending minors. 'Presence Of The Lord' i

= IV III II I, 'Long Long Long' v, 'Day After Day' hk, 'Lovin' You', 'So It Goes' (Nick

Lowe). You get a different effect by changing these into all majors or fifth chords, as in

'Holidays In The Sun' i, 'God Save The Queen' c. Another variation is IV III II V, as in

'This Old Heart Of Mine'.

I II III IV: C Dm Em F

'Here There And Everywhere'.

Group 6

I II VI III: C Dm Am Em

'Daysleeper' ch.

I III IV II: C Em F Dm

'I Am The Mob', 'At My Most Beautiful'.

I III VI IV: C Em Am F

'A Day In The Life' v, 'Sonnet' ch.