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Contemporary Pop · E

I-IV-vi-V in E

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 E I-IV-vi-V

IE
IVA
viC#m
VB

Hear I-IV-vi-V in E

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 E

I-IV-V-IE – A – B – EI-V-vi-IVE – B – C#m – Aii-V-IF#m – B – EI-vi-IV-VE – C#m – A – B12-Bar BluesE – A – E – B – A – E – BIV-I-V-viA – E – B – C#m

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in EE – A – E – B – A – E – BI-IV-V-I in EE – A – B – EI-V-vi-IV in EE – B – C#m – AI-vi-IV-V in EE – C#m – A – B

I-IV-vi-V in E

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