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Meaning of '50s progression | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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