IiiiIVV

Blues / Rock · C

I-III-IV-V in C

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 C I-III-IV-V

IC
iiiE
IVF
VG

Hear I-III-IV-V in C

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 C

I-IV-V-IC – F – G – CI-V-vi-IVC – G – Am – Fii-V-IDm – G – CI-vi-IV-VC – Am – F – G12-Bar BluesC – F – C – G – F – C – GIV-I-V-viF – C – G – Am

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in CC – F – C – G – F – C – GI-IV-V-I in CC – F – G – CI-V-vi-IV in CC – G – Am – FI-vi-IV-V in CC – Am – F – G

I-III-IV-V in C

The I-III-IV-V progression in the key of C uses the chords C, E, F, G. These correspond to the I, iii, IV, V degrees of the C 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 C, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the C root — common in blues / rock. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.