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Pop / Rock · E

I-V-vi-IV in E

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

Chords in E I-V-vi-IV

IE
VB
viC#m
IVA

Hear I-V-vi-IV in E

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 E

I-IV-V-IE – A – B – Eii-V-IF#m – B – EI-vi-IV-VE – C#m – A – B12-Bar BluesE – A – E – B – A – E – BIV-I-V-viA – E – B – C#mI-III-IV-VE – G# – A – B

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in EE – A – E – B – A – E – BI-IV-V-I in EE – A – B – EI-vi-IV-V in EE – C#m – A – BIV-I-V-vi in EA – E – B – C#m

I-V-vi-IV in E

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

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