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Why Most Pop Songs Use the Same Four Chords

Why the I-V-vi-IV progression keeps producing hits — consonance, tonal gravity, the relative minor inside, and seamless looping. A theory-teacher reading of the Axis of Awesome observation.

Jul 15, 2026 9 min read
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Why Most Pop Songs Use the Same Four Chords

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