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'50s progression

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A chord progression, l–vi–IV–V, used in Western popular music, particularly common in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • '50s progression in the key of C (C-Am-F-G): {\set Staff.midiInstrument=#"drawbar organ"1}
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:'50s progression.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ice cream changes, doo-wop progression

Antonyms: none provided

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