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Pop / Rock · G# / A♭

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

IAb
VEb
viFm
IVDb

Hear I-V-vi-IV in G#

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-IAb – Db – Eb – Abii-V-IBbm – Eb – AbI-vi-IV-VAb – Fm – Db – Eb12-Bar BluesAb – Db – Ab – Eb – Db – Ab – EbIV-I-V-viDb – Ab – Eb – FmI-III-IV-VAb – C – Db – Eb

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in G#Ab – Db – Ab – Eb – Db – Ab – EbI-IV-V-I in G#Ab – Db – Eb – AbI-vi-IV-V in G#Ab – Fm – Db – EbIV-I-V-vi in G#Db – Ab – Eb – Fm

I-V-vi-IV in G# / A♭

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