Hopeful chord loop
IV-V-iii-vi: a chord loop of 4 bars that comes round again and again.
How to play it
Learn the chords
In D the loop is G, A, F♯m and Bm, one chord a bar. Then it starts again.
Left hand
Play the root of each chord, the note it is named after: G, A, F♯ and B.
Both hands
The right hand holds the whole chord while the left hand plays its root. Go round the loop slowly, then faster.
F G Em Am songs
Songs that go round IV-V-iii-vi, each in its own key.
- TitaniumDavid Guetta
- Part Of Your WorldAlan Menken
- I Sing PraisesTerry MacAlmon
- You Gave Me LoveB.J. Thomas
- ImmanuelMichael Card
- And I Am Telling You I'm Not GoingJennifer Hudson
- How Am I Supposed To Live Without YouMichael Bolton
- Something's Always WrongToad The Wet Sprocket
- Wrapped UpOlly Murs
- Let Me Be The OneCarpenters
- Cruel To Be KindNick Lowe
- Merry Christmas, DarlingGlee Cast
Questions
What chords are in the Hopeful chord loop?
In C it is F, G, Em and Am: IV-V-iii-vi in roman numerals. This page plays it in D: G, A, F♯m and Bm. 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 Hopeful loop?
Titanium by David Guetta, Part Of Your World by Alan Menken and I Sing Praises by Terry MacAlmon use the Hopeful loop. The songs on this page all go round these chords, the most played first.