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Pop / Rock · F

I-V-vi-IV in F

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

Chords in F I-V-vi-IV

IF
VC
viDm
IVBb

Hear I-V-vi-IV in F

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 F

I-IV-V-IF – Bb – C – Fii-V-IGm – C – FI-vi-IV-VF – Dm – Bb – C12-Bar BluesF – Bb – F – C – Bb – F – CIV-I-V-viBb – F – C – DmI-III-IV-VF – A – Bb – C

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in FF – Bb – F – C – Bb – F – CI-IV-V-I in FF – Bb – C – FI-vi-IV-V in FF – Dm – Bb – CIV-I-V-vi in FBb – F – C – Dm

I-V-vi-IV in F

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

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