Pop Music Chord Choices

The I–V–vi–IV progression is a common chord progression popular across several genres of music. It involves the I, V, vi, and IV chords of any particular musical scale.
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Rotations include:

• I–V–vi–IV : C–G–Am–F (optimistic)
• V–vi–IV–I : G–Am–F–C.
• vi–IV–I–V : Am–F–C–G (pessimistic)
• IV–I–V–vi : F–C–G–Am.

1. What are the 4 chords used in most pop songs?
2. What are the 4 pop chords?
3. How do you write pop chords?

What are the 4 chords used in most pop songs?

These four chords are the magic I, IV, V and vi.

What are the 4 pop chords?

I, V, vi, & IV. There's just something about these four chords that makes for a catchy tune in western pop music, transcending the boundaries of genre, and work in a song with any mood or tempo.

How do you write pop chords?

The pop chord progression in a minor key is written as i bVI bIII bVII. That is, the first chord of the minor key (i), then the 6th chord (bVI), then the 3rd chord (bIII), then the 7th chord (bVII). As before, capital numerals denote major chords while lower case numerals denote minor chords.