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Pop / Rock · G

I-V-vi-IV in G

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

Chords in G I-V-vi-IV

IG
VD
viEm
IVC

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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 G

I-IV-V-IG – C – D – Gii-V-IAm – D – GI-vi-IV-VG – Em – C – D12-Bar BluesG – C – G – D – C – G – DIV-I-V-viC – G – D – EmI-III-IV-VG – B – C – D

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in GG – C – G – D – C – G – DI-IV-V-I in GG – C – D – GI-vi-IV-V in GG – Em – C – DIV-I-V-vi in GC – G – D – Em

I-V-vi-IV in G

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

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