IIVviV

Contemporary Pop · C# / D♭

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

IDb
IVGb
viBbm
VAb

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-IDb – Gb – Ab – DbI-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 – Bbm

Related Progressions

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

I-IV-vi-V in C# / D♭

The I-IV-vi-V progression in the key of C# uses the chords Db, Gb, Bbm, Ab. 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 — also written as D♭ — common in contemporary pop. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.