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The 50s doo-wop in Ab major

50s doo-wop in Ab major plays Ab, Fm, Db and Eb — I, vi, IV and V — across 4 chords. I–vi–IV–V, the doo-wop and early-rock-and-roll progression under countless close-harmony ballads of the 1950s and 60s.

The chords, in order

1AbI
2Fmvi
3DbIV
4EbV

The shapes

The same progression in a nearby key

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