IviIVV

Pop / Doo-Wop / Rock · B

I-vi-IV-V in B

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

Chords in B I-vi-IV-V

IB
viG#m
IVE
VF#

Hear I-vi-IV-V in B

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 B

I-IV-V-IB – E – F# – BI-V-vi-IVB – F# – G#m – Eii-V-IC#m – F# – B12-Bar BluesB – E – B – F# – E – B – F#IV-I-V-viE – B – F# – G#mI-III-IV-VB – D# – E – F#

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in BB – E – B – F# – E – B – F#I-IV-V-I in BB – E – F# – BI-V-vi-IV in BB – F# – G#m – EIV-I-V-vi in BE – B – F# – G#m

I-vi-IV-V in B

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

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