IviIVV

Pop / Doo-Wop / Rock · A# / B♭

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

IBb
viGm
IVEb
VF

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-IBb – Eb – F – BbI-V-vi-IVBb – F – Gm – Ebii-V-ICm – F – Bb12-Bar BluesBb – Eb – Bb – F – Eb – Bb – FIV-I-V-viEb – Bb – F – GmI-III-IV-VBb – D – Eb – F

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in A#Bb – Eb – Bb – F – Eb – Bb – FI-IV-V-I in A#Bb – Eb – F – BbI-V-vi-IV in A#Bb – F – Gm – EbIV-I-V-vi in A#Eb – Bb – F – Gm

I-vi-IV-V in A# / B♭

The I-vi-IV-V progression in the key of A# uses the chords Bb, Gm, Eb, F. 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 — also written as B♭ — common in pop / doo-wop / rock. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.