City Pop (Plastic Love)

iv7 → VII7 → v7 → i7

Position
Gm7 chord diagramGuitar chord fingering for Gm7: string 6: fret 3, string 5: fret 5, string 4: fret 3, string 3: fret 3, string 2: fret 3, string 1: fret 33Gm7
C7 chord diagramGuitar chord fingering for C7: string 6: muted, string 5: fret 3, string 4: fret 2, string 3: fret 3, string 2: fret 1, string 1: open×C7
Am7 chord diagramGuitar chord fingering for Am7: string 6: muted, string 5: open, string 4: fret 2, string 3: open, string 2: fret 1, string 1: open×Am7
Dm7 chord diagramGuitar chord fingering for Dm7: string 6: muted, string 5: muted, string 4: open, string 3: fret 2, string 2: fret 1, string 1: fret 1××Dm7
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About

The minor-key groove of 80s Japanese city pop. Gm7-C7-Am7-Dm7 creates that sophisticated, urban nightlife feel. This jazzy progression captures the bittersweet, nostalgic quality that defines the genre.

Songs using this progression

  • Plastic Love — Mariya Takeuchi
  • Ride on Time — Tatsuro Yamashita
  • Stay With Me — Miki Matsubara
City PopJ-PopFunkgroovynostalgicsmoothjazzy

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Lo-Fi Hip Hop
ii7 → V7 → Imaj7 → IVmaj7
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