IviIVV

Pop / Doo-Wop / Rock · C

I-vi-IV-V in C

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

Chords in C I-vi-IV-V

IC
viAm
IVF
VG

Hear I-vi-IV-V in C

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 C

I-IV-V-IC – F – G – CI-V-vi-IVC – G – Am – Fii-V-IDm – G – C12-Bar BluesC – F – C – G – F – C – GIV-I-V-viF – C – G – AmI-III-IV-VC – E – F – G

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in CC – F – C – G – F – C – GI-IV-V-I in CC – F – G – CI-V-vi-IV in CC – G – Am – FIV-I-V-vi in CF – C – G – Am

I-vi-IV-V in C

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

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