IiiiIVV

Blues / Rock · D# / E♭

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

IEb
iiiG
IVAb
VBb

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-IEb – Ab – Bb – EbI-V-vi-IVEb – Bb – Cm – Abii-V-IFm – Bb – EbI-vi-IV-VEb – Cm – Ab – Bb12-Bar BluesEb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – BbIV-I-V-viAb – Eb – Bb – Cm

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in D#Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – BbI-IV-V-I in D#Eb – Ab – Bb – EbI-V-vi-IV in D#Eb – Bb – Cm – AbI-vi-IV-V in D#Eb – Cm – Ab – Bb

I-III-IV-V in D# / E♭

The I-III-IV-V progression in the key of D# uses the chords Eb, G, Ab, Bb. 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 — also written as E♭ — common in blues / rock. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.