IIVviV
Contemporary Pop · A
I-IV-vi-V in A
A contemporary pop variation. The IV before the vi gives it a slightly different emotional journey — more grounded than I-V-vi-IV.
Chords in A I-IV-vi-V
IA
IVD
viF#m
VE
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I-IV-vi-V in A
The I-IV-vi-V progression in the key of A uses the chords A, D, F#m, E. These correspond to the I, IV, vi, V degrees of the A major scale.
A contemporary pop variation. The IV before the vi gives it a slightly different emotional journey — more grounded than I-V-vi-IV. In A, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the A root — common in contemporary pop. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.