IIVVI

Classical / Pop / Rock · C# / D♭

I-IV-V-I in C#

The most fundamental progression in Western music. Tonic to subdominant to dominant and back — the engine behind thousands of songs.

Chords in C# I-IV-V-I

IDb
IVGb
VAb
IDb

Hear I-IV-V-I in C#

I-IV-V-I in All 12 Keys

CC – F – G – CC#D♭Db – Gb – Ab – DbDD – G – A – DD#E♭Eb – Ab – Bb – EbEE – A – B – EFF – Bb – C – FF#G♭F# – B – C# – F#GG – C – D – GG#A♭Ab – Db – Eb – AbAA – D – E – AA#B♭Bb – Eb – F – BbBB – E – F# – B

Other Progressions in C#

I-V-vi-IVDb – Ab – Bbm – Gbii-V-IEbm – Ab – DbI-vi-IV-VDb – Bbm – Gb – Ab12-Bar BluesDb – Gb – Db – Ab – Gb – Db – AbIV-I-V-viGb – Db – Ab – BbmI-III-IV-VDb – F – Gb – Ab

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in C#Db – Gb – Db – Ab – Gb – Db – AbI-V-vi-IV in C#Db – Ab – Bbm – GbI-vi-IV-V in C#Db – Bbm – Gb – AbIV-I-V-vi in C#Gb – Db – Ab – Bbm

I-IV-V-I in C# / D♭

The I-IV-V-I progression in the key of C# uses the chords Db, Gb, Ab, Db. These correspond to the I, IV, V, I degrees of the C# major scale.

The most fundamental progression in Western music. Tonic to subdominant to dominant and back — the engine behind thousands of songs. In C#, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the C# root — also written as D♭ — common in classical / pop / rock. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.