Rock

Smoke on the Water Progression (Im–♭III–IV–Im) Chord Progression

Deep Purple. Classic riff Im-♭III-IV.

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Roman numerals

Im
♭III
IV
Im

Roman numerals give each chord’s position relative to the key’s tonic, so the progression sounds the same in any key.

Chords by key

Key of C

Cm – Eb – F – Cm

Key of G

Gm – A# – C – Gm

Key of D

Dm – F – G – Dm

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Purple Haze Progression
I – ♭III – IV – I
Free Bird Progression
I – IV – V – IV
Wish You Were Here Progression
I – IV – VIm – I
Comfortably Numb Progression
Im – ♭VI – ♭III – ♭VII
Stairway to Heaven Progression
VIm – V – IV – IV
Kashmir Progression
Im – ♭VII – IV – Im
While My Guitar Weeps Progression
VIm – V – IV – III
Paranoid Progression
Im – ♭VII – Im – V

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