The Drum Yoda's Word of the Week - page 7
1, 4, 5/I, IV, V - A common chord progression consisting of the tonic (1), the sub-dominant (4) and the dominant (5). 12-bar Blues, for example, consists of three 4-bar phrases with the progression:
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
* From The Drum Yoda’s Totally Awesome Dictionary of Drum Terms
Posted Apr 6, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC
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