IiiiIVV

Blues / Rock · B

I-III-IV-V in B

A blues-influenced progression with a major III chord instead of the diatonic iii minor. The major III gives it a bright, slightly unexpected lift.

Chords in B I-III-IV-V

IB
iiiD#
IVE
VF#

Hear I-III-IV-V in B

I-III-IV-V in All 12 Keys

CC – E – F – GC#D♭Db – F – Gb – AbDD – F# – G – AD#E♭Eb – G – Ab – BbEE – G# – A – BFF – A – Bb – CF#G♭F# – A# – B – C#GG – B – C – DG#A♭Ab – C – Db – EbAA – C# – D – EA#B♭Bb – D – Eb – FBB – D# – E – F#

Other Progressions in B

I-IV-V-IB – E – F# – BI-V-vi-IVB – F# – G#m – Eii-V-IC#m – F# – BI-vi-IV-VB – G#m – E – F#12-Bar BluesB – E – B – F# – E – B – F#IV-I-V-viE – B – F# – G#m

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in BB – E – B – F# – E – B – F#I-IV-V-I in BB – E – F# – BI-V-vi-IV in BB – F# – G#m – EI-vi-IV-V in BB – G#m – E – F#

I-III-IV-V in B

The I-III-IV-V progression in the key of B uses the chords B, D#, E, F#. These correspond to the I, iii, IV, V degrees of the B major scale.

A blues-influenced progression with a major III chord instead of the diatonic iii minor. The major III gives it a bright, slightly unexpected lift. In B, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the B root — common in blues / rock. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.