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Pop / Rock · C# / D♭

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

IDb
VAb
viBbm
IVGb

Hear I-V-vi-IV in C#

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-IDb – Gb – Ab – Dbii-V-IEbm – Ab – DbI-vi-IV-VDb – Bbm – Gb – Ab12-Bar BluesDb – Gb – Db – Ab – Gb – Db – AbIV-I-V-viGb – Db – Ab – BbmI-III-IV-VDb – F – Gb – Ab

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in C#Db – Gb – Db – Ab – Gb – Db – AbI-IV-V-I in C#Db – Gb – Ab – DbI-vi-IV-V in C#Db – Bbm – Gb – AbIV-I-V-vi in C#Gb – Db – Ab – Bbm

I-V-vi-IV in C# / D♭

The I-V-vi-IV progression in the key of C# uses the chords Db, Ab, Bbm, Gb. 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 — also written as D♭ — common in pop / rock. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.