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Pop / Rock · D

I-V-vi-IV in D

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

Chords in D I-V-vi-IV

ID
VA
viBm
IVG

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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 D

I-IV-V-ID – G – A – Dii-V-IEm – A – DI-vi-IV-VD – Bm – G – A12-Bar BluesD – G – D – A – G – D – AIV-I-V-viG – D – A – BmI-III-IV-VD – F# – G – A

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in DD – G – D – A – G – D – AI-IV-V-I in DD – G – A – DI-vi-IV-V in DD – Bm – G – AIV-I-V-vi in DG – D – A – Bm

I-V-vi-IV in D

The I-V-vi-IV progression in the key of D uses the chords D, A, Bm, G. These correspond to the I, V, vi, IV degrees of the D major scale.

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