IviIVV

Pop / Doo-Wop / Rock · A

I-vi-IV-V in A

The classic 50s progression. Warm, nostalgic, and endlessly singable — the foundation of doo-wop, early rock and roll, and countless ballads.

Chords in A I-vi-IV-V

IA
viF#m
IVD
VE

Hear I-vi-IV-V in A

I-vi-IV-V in All 12 Keys

CC – Am – F – GC#D♭Db – Bbm – Gb – AbDD – Bm – G – AD#E♭Eb – Cm – Ab – BbEE – C#m – A – BFF – Dm – Bb – CF#G♭F# – D#m – B – C#GG – Em – C – DG#A♭Ab – Fm – Db – EbAA – F#m – D – EA#B♭Bb – Gm – Eb – FBB – G#m – E – F#

Other Progressions in A

I-IV-V-IA – D – E – AI-V-vi-IVA – E – F#m – Dii-V-IBm – E – A12-Bar BluesA – D – A – E – D – A – EIV-I-V-viD – A – E – F#mI-III-IV-VA – C# – D – E

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in AA – D – A – E – D – A – EI-IV-V-I in AA – D – E – AI-V-vi-IV in AA – E – F#m – DIV-I-V-vi in AD – A – E – F#m

I-vi-IV-V in A

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

The classic 50s progression. Warm, nostalgic, and endlessly singable — the foundation of doo-wop, early rock and roll, and countless ballads. In A, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the A root — common in pop / doo-wop / rock. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.