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Pop / Rock · B

I-V-vi-IV in B

The most ubiquitous progression in modern pop music. Optimistic and forward-moving, with the vi chord providing an emotional lift.

Chords in B I-V-vi-IV

IB
VF#
viG#m
IVE

Hear I-V-vi-IV in B

I-V-vi-IV in All 12 Keys

CC – G – Am – FC#D♭Db – Ab – Bbm – GbDD – A – Bm – GD#E♭Eb – Bb – Cm – AbEE – B – C#m – AFF – C – Dm – BbF#G♭F# – C# – D#m – BGG – D – Em – CG#A♭Ab – Eb – Fm – DbAA – E – F#m – DA#B♭Bb – F – Gm – EbBB – F# – G#m – E

Other Progressions in B

I-IV-V-IB – E – F# – Bii-V-IC#m – F# – BI-vi-IV-VB – G#m – E – F#12-Bar BluesB – E – B – F# – E – B – F#IV-I-V-viE – B – F# – G#mI-III-IV-VB – D# – E – F#

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in BB – E – B – F# – E – B – F#I-IV-V-I in BB – E – F# – BI-vi-IV-V in BB – G#m – E – F#IV-I-V-vi in BE – B – F# – G#m

I-V-vi-IV in B

The I-V-vi-IV progression in the key of B uses the chords B, F#, G#m, E. These correspond to the I, V, vi, IV degrees of the B major scale.

The most ubiquitous progression in modern pop music. Optimistic and forward-moving, with the vi chord providing an emotional lift. In B, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the B root — common in pop / rock. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.