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The 50s doo-wop in B major

50s doo-wop in B major plays B, G#m, E and F# — 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

1BI
2G#mvi
3EIV
4F#V

The shapes

IB
B major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2, fret 4, fret 4, fret 4, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 2 to 6.
x24442viG#m
G# minor, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4, fret 6, fret 6, fret 4, fret 4, fret 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 1 to 6.4fr
466444IVE
E major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2, fret 2, fret 1, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.
022100VF#
F# major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2, fret 4, fret 4, fret 3, fret 2, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 1 to 6.
244322

The same progression in a nearby key

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