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Contemporary Pop · D

I-IV-vi-V in D

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 D I-IV-vi-V

ID
IVG
viBm
VA

Hear I-IV-vi-V in D

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 D

I-IV-V-ID – G – A – DI-V-vi-IVD – A – Bm – Gii-V-IEm – A – DI-vi-IV-VD – Bm – G – A12-Bar BluesD – G – D – A – G – D – AIV-I-V-viG – D – A – Bm

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in DD – G – D – A – G – D – AI-IV-V-I in DD – G – A – DI-V-vi-IV in DD – A – Bm – GI-vi-IV-V in DD – Bm – G – A

I-IV-vi-V in D

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