Mysterious chord loop
i-bVII-bVI-V7: a chord loop of 4 bars that comes round again and again.
How to play it
Learn the chords
In A minor the loop is Am, G, F and E7, one chord a bar. Then it starts again.
Left hand
Play the root of each chord, the note it is named after: A, G, F and E.
Both hands
The right hand holds the whole chord while the left hand plays its root. Go round the loop slowly, then faster.
Am G F E7 songs
Songs that go round i-bVII-bVI-V7, each in its own key.
Questions
What chords are in the Mysterious chord loop?
In A minor it is Am, G, F and E7: i-bVII-bVI-V7 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 Mysterious loop?
Dangerously In Love by Beyonce, Runaway by The Traveling Wilburys and Love Child by The Supremes use the Mysterious loop. The songs on this page all go round these chords, the most played first.