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Pop / Rock · C

I-V-vi-IV in C

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

Chords in C I-V-vi-IV

IC
VG
viAm
IVF

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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 C

I-IV-V-IC – F – G – Cii-V-IDm – G – CI-vi-IV-VC – Am – F – G12-Bar BluesC – F – C – G – F – C – GIV-I-V-viF – C – G – AmI-III-IV-VC – E – F – G

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in CC – F – C – G – F – C – GI-IV-V-I in CC – F – G – CI-vi-IV-V in CC – Am – F – GIV-I-V-vi in CF – C – G – Am

I-V-vi-IV in C

The I-V-vi-IV progression in the key of C uses the chords C, G, Am, F. These correspond to the I, V, vi, IV degrees of the C major scale.

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