The V-IV-I Progression
The "V-IV-I" progression is the reverse of the classic Rock Progression.
Examples of the V-IV-I progression are the
Ring Of Fire chorus (1962),
Love Me Do chorus (1964),
Magic Carpet Ride verse (1969),
Maggie Mae verse (1971),
Sweet Home Alabama verse (1974), and
I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For chorus (1987).
An example of a "V-IV-I-V" Variation is
Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (1969).
Rod Stewart's verse to
Maggie Mae takes the classic Rock Progression and reverses it, creating the chord progression below.
