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Contemporary Pop · G

I-IV-vi-V in G

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 G I-IV-vi-V

IG
IVC
viEm
VD

Hear I-IV-vi-V in G

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 G

I-IV-V-IG – C – D – GI-V-vi-IVG – D – Em – Cii-V-IAm – D – GI-vi-IV-VG – Em – C – D12-Bar BluesG – C – G – D – C – G – DIV-I-V-viC – G – D – Em

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in GG – C – G – D – C – G – DI-IV-V-I in GG – C – D – GI-V-vi-IV in GG – D – Em – CI-vi-IV-V in GG – Em – C – D

I-IV-vi-V in G

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