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Progression

The Pachelbel's progression in Bb major

Pachelbel's progression in Bb major plays Bb, F, Gm, Dm and Eb — I, V, vi, iii and IV — across 8 chords. The eight-chord descending-bass pattern from Pachelbel's Canon in D, borrowed by pop songs from the 1970s onward.

The chords, in order

1BbI
2FV
3Gmvi
4Dmiii
5EbIV
6BbI
7EbIV
8FV

The shapes

IBb
Bb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1, open, fret 3, fret 3, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo.
x10331VF
F major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1, fret 3, fret 3, fret 2, fret 1, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 1 to 6.
133211viGm
G minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3, fret 1, open, open, fret 3, fret 3. Frets are relative to the capo.
310033iiiDm
D minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2, fret 3, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo.
xx0231IVEb
Eb major, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6, fret 5, open, fret 4, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr
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The same progression in a nearby key

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