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Contemporary Pop · C

I-IV-vi-V in C

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 C I-IV-vi-V

IC
IVF
viAm
VG

Hear I-IV-vi-V in C

I-IV-vi-V in All 12 Keys

CC – F – Am – GC#D♭Db – Gb – Bbm – AbDD – G – Bm – AD#E♭Eb – Ab – Cm – BbEE – A – C#m – BFF – Bb – Dm – CF#G♭F# – B – D#m – C#GG – C – Em – DG#A♭Ab – Db – Fm – EbAA – D – F#m – EA#B♭Bb – Eb – Gm – FBB – E – G#m – F#

Other Progressions in C

I-IV-V-IC – F – G – CI-V-vi-IVC – G – Am – Fii-V-IDm – G – CI-vi-IV-VC – Am – F – G12-Bar BluesC – F – C – G – F – C – GIV-I-V-viF – C – G – Am

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in CC – F – C – G – F – C – GI-IV-V-I in CC – F – G – CI-V-vi-IV in CC – G – Am – FI-vi-IV-V in CC – Am – F – G

I-IV-vi-V in C

The I-IV-vi-V progression in the key of C uses the chords C, F, Am, G. These correspond to the I, IV, vi, V degrees of the C 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 C, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the C root — common in contemporary pop. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.