IiiiIVV

Blues / Rock · D

I-III-IV-V in D

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 D I-III-IV-V

ID
iiiF#
IVG
VA

Hear I-III-IV-V in D

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 D

I-IV-V-ID – G – A – DI-V-vi-IVD – A – Bm – Gii-V-IEm – A – DI-vi-IV-VD – Bm – G – A12-Bar BluesD – G – D – A – G – D – AIV-I-V-viG – D – A – Bm

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in DD – G – D – A – G – D – AI-IV-V-I in DD – G – A – DI-V-vi-IV in DD – A – Bm – GI-vi-IV-V in DD – Bm – G – A

I-III-IV-V in D

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