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axis progression

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
ax-is pro-gres-sion
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chord progression, I–V–vi–IV, used in Western popular music, common since the 1970s.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the name of a musical comedy group, The Axis of Awesome, whose 2009 song Four Chords comments on the ubiquity of this progression.

Usage

Questions

What does axis progression mean?
A chord progression, I–V–vi–IV, used in Western popular music, common since the 1970s.
Where does axis progression come from?
From the name of a musical comedy group, The Axis of Awesome, whose 2009 song Four Chords comments on the ubiquity of this progression.

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