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Rock
Guitar-driven music with power chords and blues influence
Power chordsBlues-based progressionsModal mixturePentatonic scales
Common Keys: E, A, D, G, C
Blues Rock
95% popularProgression (Roman Numerals)
I - IV - V
Example in C
C - F - G
Basic blues-rock progression
Power Chord Riff
90% popularProgression (Roman Numerals)
I5 - VII5 - IV5 - I5
Example in C
C5 - Bb5 - F5 - C5
Classic rock power chord progression
Smoke on the Water
85% popularProgression (Roman Numerals)
i - III - IV - i - III - IV# - IV
Example in C
Cm - Eb - F - Cm - Eb - F# - F
Classic rock riff progression
Sweet Child O Mine
80% popularProgression (Roman Numerals)
I - VII - IV - I
Example in C
C - Bb - F - C
Mixolydian rock progression