The 50s progression is a chord progression and turnaround used in Western popular music. As the name implies, it was common in the 1950s and early 1960s and is particularly associated with doo-wop. It has also been called the "Stand by Me" changes, and the doo-wop progression.
The progression, represented in Roman numeral analysis, is: I-vi-IV-V. For example, in C major: C Am F G (macro analysis).
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