Bands and producers
Loop a progression for a jam, or drag the MIDI into your DAW and build a beat on it.
Chord progression generator
Pick a key and a mood. Hear the chords, then take them anywhere.
Choose a key and one of six moods, and get a four-chord progression with its Roman numerals, one bar per chord. Play it in your browser, ask for another, copy the chord names or save a MIDI file.
Mood
C
I
G
V
Am
vi
F
IV
C major · 112 BPM · one bar per chord
Start a song in this key
We fill in “Happy, C major, 112 BPM” for you. Add a topic and press Create.
- Free, no account
- Hear every progression
- Copy or save as MIDI
Happy, in G
The first happy progression in G major, as the generator shows it.
G · D · Em · C
Four chords, one bar each, that loop back to the start.
I · V · vi · IV
The numerals say where each chord sits in the key, so you can move it anywhere.
Hear it at 112 BPM
Each mood plays at its own tempo. Happy is bright and quick.
Chord Progression Generator at a glance
What you choose and what you get.
- Key
- Any of the 12 notes
- Mood
- Happy, sad, chill, dreamy, epic or dark
- Each mood
- Four or five progressions to step through
- Shows
- Chord names and Roman numerals, one bar per chord
- Save
- Copy the chords or download a MIDI file
- Price
- Free, no account
How to make a chord progression
Two choices, then listen.
- 1
Pick a key and a mood
Choose the key you sing or play in, then a mood: happy, sad, chill, dreamy, epic or dark.
- 2
Listen and swap
Press play. Not the one? Press Another for the next progression in that mood.
- 3
Take it with you
Copy the chords, save a MIDI file, or make a full song on the same chords.
Chords to start the song
For a band warming up or a songwriter on their own.
Beginners
Four chords are enough for a whole song. Learn them once, then play them in any key.
One pattern, every key
Roman numerals are how musicians move a progression between keys.
Capitals are major
I, IV and V are major chords. Small numerals, like vi, are minor.
Same sound, new key
I–V–vi–IV is C–G–Am–F in C and G–D–Em–C in G. It feels the same in both.
Heard in our own songs
Our Chord Finder read I–V–vi–iii–IV in “Lisbon in Our Eyes”, an anniversary song made here.
Three moods, side by side
The first progression of each, spelled in C or A minor.
| Happy | Sad | Chill | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numerals | Happy: I–V–vi–IV | Sad: i–VI–III–VII | Chill: Imaj7–vi7–ii7–V7 |
| Chords | Happy: C G Am F | Sad: Am F C G | Chill: Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 G7 |
| Key type | Happy: Major | Sad: Minor | Chill: Major |
| Tempo | Happy: 112 BPM | Sad: 72 BPM | Chill: 84 BPM |
Dreamy, epic and dark work the same way. Press Another to step through the rest of each mood.
Questions about the Chord Progression Generator
Do progressions cost credits?
No. Make as many progressions as you like, with no account. They are made in your browser.
What do the Roman numerals mean?
Each numeral is a step of the key. I–V–vi–IV is C–G–Am–F in C and G–D–Em–C in G. Capitals are major chords and small numerals are minor.
How do I use the MIDI file?
Drag it into GarageBand, FL Studio, Ableton or Logic, put a piano or pad on the track, and build the song on top.
Can I use these chords in a release?
Yes. Chord progressions are shared by countless songs and nobody owns them. Your melody and words make the song yours.
Can it find the chords of a song I have?
Not this one. Drop the song into the Chord Finder and it shows the chords as they play.
Not covered here.Ask us something else
Hear these chords as a full song
Keep the key and the mood, describe the story, and hear two full songs in about a minute.
Make a happy song in GTwo free songs, no account needed.