IiiiIVV

Blues / Rock · G# / A♭

I-III-IV-V in G#

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 G# I-III-IV-V

IAb
iiiC
IVDb
VEb

Hear I-III-IV-V in G#

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 G#

I-IV-V-IAb – Db – Eb – AbI-V-vi-IVAb – Eb – Fm – Dbii-V-IBbm – Eb – AbI-vi-IV-VAb – Fm – Db – Eb12-Bar BluesAb – Db – Ab – Eb – Db – Ab – EbIV-I-V-viDb – Ab – Eb – Fm

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in G#Ab – Db – Ab – Eb – Db – Ab – EbI-IV-V-I in G#Ab – Db – Eb – AbI-V-vi-IV in G#Ab – Eb – Fm – DbI-vi-IV-V in G#Ab – Fm – Db – Eb

I-III-IV-V in G# / A♭

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