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The 50s Progression
Although it has been in use since the time of Bach and Mozart, used into the 21st Century, and used in Halloween & Christmas songs, this progression of chords (I vi IV V) is popularly known as the 50s Progression because of its popularity in 1950s rock and roll. It has a number of nicknames, including "Ice Cream Changes" - because they're smooth, they're sweet, and everybody likes them. For more about the background, see The 50s Progression.
Individual songs are listed below but here are the songbooks, their tables of contents, and compressed PDF and word processing files.
Individual Songs
A Teenager in Love (C & G)_2021-08-24.pdf
All I Have to Do Is Dream (C D & G)_2021-10-18.pdf
Beyond the Sea (C F G) (Ver 1)_2021-09-22.pdf
Blue Moon (C & G)_2021-09-11.pdf
Book of Love (C F G)_2021-10-04.pdf
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (C & G)__2022-01-12.pdf
Crocodile Rock (C & G)_2021-09-16.pdf
Duke of Earl (C F G)_2021-10-04.pdf
Earth Angel (C D G) Ver 2_2021-10-02.pdf (and, for the adventurous, Earth Angel - Ab Eb.pdf)
Every Breath You Take (C G )_2021-10-18.pdf
Heart And Soul (C & G)_Ver 2_2021-09-17.pdf
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day (C F G)_2022-01-12.pdf
I Will Always Love You (C & G)_2022-01-12.pdf
It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (C F & G)_2022-01-12.pdf
Last Christmas (C & G)_2022-01-12.pdf
Lollypop (A C G)_2021-10-09.pdf
Love and Honesty (C & G)_2021-09-07.pdf
Love Hurts (C F G)_2021-10-29.pdf
Love Will Keep Us Alive (C & G)_2022-01-12.pdf
Monster Mash - Bobby Boris Pickett (C & G)_2020-10-27.pdf
Octopus' Garden (C E G)_2021-09-27.pdf
Please Mr. Postman - The Beatles (A C G)_2021-10-06.pdf
Please Mr. Postman – The Marvelettes (C D G).pdf
Plenty To Be Thankful For (C G)_2021-11-19.pdf
Pretty Little Angel Eyes (C D G)_2021-10-29.pdf
Return To Sender (C & G)_2021-10-05.pdf
Runaround Sue (C D G)_2021-10-10.pdf
Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) (C F G)_2021-10-09.pdf
Shine On, Harvest Moon (Am Dm Em)_Ver 2_2021-09-27.pdf
Stand By Me (A C G)_2021-10-05.pdf
Take Me Home, Country Roads (C & G)_2022-01-14.pdf
Tell Me Why (C D G)_2021-09-27.pdf
This Boy (C D & G)_2021-09-17.pdf
This Magic Moment (C & G)_2021-09-29.pdf
Unchained Melody (A C D F & G)_2021-09-15.pdf
Unchained Melody (C F G)_2022-01-12.pdf
Where Have All the Flowers Gone (A Bb C G)_2021-10-04.pdf
Where Have All the Flowers Gone (C & G)_2021-01-12.pdf
Who Put the Bomp (C & G)_2021-09-21.pdf
Why Do Fools Fall In Love (C & G)_2021-10-10.pdf
You Don't Own Me (C D G)_2021-03-18 DA.pdf
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