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Blues / Rock · E

I-III-IV-V in E

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 E I-III-IV-V

IE
iiiG#
IVA
VB

Hear I-III-IV-V in E

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 E

I-IV-V-IE – A – B – EI-V-vi-IVE – B – C#m – Aii-V-IF#m – B – EI-vi-IV-VE – C#m – A – B12-Bar BluesE – A – E – B – A – E – BIV-I-V-viA – E – B – C#m

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in EE – A – E – B – A – E – BI-IV-V-I in EE – A – B – EI-V-vi-IV in EE – B – C#m – AI-vi-IV-V in EE – C#m – A – B

I-III-IV-V in E

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