Heartbreak Pop (drivers license)

I → V → vi → IV

Position
Bb chord diagramGuitar chord fingering for Bb: string 6: muted, string 5: fret 1, string 4: fret 3, string 3: fret 3, string 2: fret 3, string 1: fret 1×Bb
F chord diagramGuitar chord fingering for F: string 6: fret 1, string 5: fret 3, string 4: fret 3, string 3: fret 2, string 2: fret 1, string 1: fret 1F
Gm chord diagramGuitar chord fingering for Gm: string 6: fret 3, string 5: fret 5, string 4: fret 5, string 3: fret 3, string 2: fret 3, string 1: fret 33Gm
Eb chord diagramGuitar chord fingering for Eb: string 6: muted, string 5: fret 6, string 4: fret 8, string 3: fret 8, string 2: fret 8, string 1: fret 66×Eb
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About

The Axis progression played as a slow, emotional piano ballad. The same I-V-vi-IV that powers countless hits, but the slow tempo and sparse arrangement create that raw, heartbreak feeling.

Songs using this progression

  • drivers license — Olivia Rodrigo
  • good 4 u — Olivia Rodrigo
  • All Too Well — Taylor Swift
PopBalladAlternativeemotionalheartbreaknostalgicbittersweet

Related progressions

Sad Ballad (Axis Progression)
I → V → vi → IV
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Contemporary Worship
I → V → vi → IV
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