IIVviV

Contemporary Pop · D# / E♭

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

IEb
IVAb
viCm
VBb

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-IEb – Ab – Bb – EbI-V-vi-IVEb – Bb – Cm – Abii-V-IFm – Bb – EbI-vi-IV-VEb – Cm – Ab – Bb12-Bar BluesEb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – BbIV-I-V-viAb – Eb – Bb – Cm

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in D#Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – BbI-IV-V-I in D#Eb – Ab – Bb – EbI-V-vi-IV in D#Eb – Bb – Cm – AbI-vi-IV-V in D#Eb – Cm – Ab – Bb

I-IV-vi-V in D# / E♭

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