Happy chord loop
I-V-vi-IV: a chord loop of 4 bars that comes round again and again.
How to play it
Learn the chords
In C the loop is C, G, Am and F, one chord a bar. Then it starts again.
Left hand
Play the root of each chord, the note it is named after: C, G, A and F.
Both hands
The right hand holds the whole chord while the left hand plays its root. Go round the loop slowly, then faster.
C G Am F songs
Songs that go round I-V-vi-IV, each in its own key.
- Love StoryTaylor Swift
- All Too WellTaylor Swift
- Nuvole BiancheLudovico Einaudi
- Someone You LovedLewis Capaldi
- A Million Dreams (From The Greatest Showman)Pasek & Paul
- Don't Stop Believin'Journey
- Someone Like YouAdele
- I Knew You Were TroubleTaylor Swift
- One Call AwayCharlie Puth
- Over The RainbowHarold Arlen
- Shout To The LordDarlene Zschech
- Right Here WaitingRichard Marx
- The ShowLenka
- Love And AffectionNelson
- Wagon WheelDarius Rucker
- Forever YoungAlphaville
- DemonsImagine Dragons
- Introducing MeNick Jonas
- LoveLana Del Rey
- Say You Won't Let GoJames Arthur
- ReplayIyaz
- I'm YoursJason Mraz
- The CallRegina Spektor
- MistletoeJustin Bieber
Questions
What chords are in the Happy chord loop?
In C it is C, G, Am and F: I-V-vi-IV in roman numerals. In any other key the numerals stay the same and the chords move with them.
How do you play it on piano?
The left hand plays the root of each chord and the right hand holds the chord, one chord a bar. In another key the chords move with it.
Which songs use the Happy loop?
Love Story by Taylor Swift, All Too Well by Taylor Swift and Nuvole Bianche by Ludovico Einaudi use the Happy loop. The songs on this page all go round these chords, the most played first.