IviIVV

Pop / Doo-Wop / Rock · C# / D♭

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

IDb
viBbm
IVGb
VAb

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-IDb – Gb – Ab – DbI-V-vi-IVDb – Ab – Bbm – Gbii-V-IEbm – Ab – Db12-Bar BluesDb – Gb – Db – Ab – Gb – Db – AbIV-I-V-viGb – Db – Ab – BbmI-III-IV-VDb – F – Gb – Ab

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in C#Db – Gb – Db – Ab – Gb – Db – AbI-IV-V-I in C#Db – Gb – Ab – DbI-V-vi-IV in C#Db – Ab – Bbm – GbIV-I-V-vi in C#Gb – Db – Ab – Bbm

I-vi-IV-V in C# / D♭

The I-vi-IV-V progression in the key of C# uses the chords Db, Bbm, Gb, Ab. 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 — also written as D♭ — common in pop / doo-wop / rock. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.