IviIVV

Pop / Doo-Wop / Rock · D

I-vi-IV-V in D

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

Chords in D I-vi-IV-V

ID
viBm
IVG
VA

Hear I-vi-IV-V in D

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 D

I-IV-V-ID – G – A – DI-V-vi-IVD – A – Bm – Gii-V-IEm – A – D12-Bar BluesD – G – D – A – G – D – AIV-I-V-viG – D – A – BmI-III-IV-VD – F# – G – A

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in DD – G – D – A – G – D – AI-IV-V-I in DD – G – A – DI-V-vi-IV in DD – A – Bm – GIV-I-V-vi in DG – D – A – Bm

I-vi-IV-V in D

The I-vi-IV-V progression in the key of D uses the chords D, Bm, G, A. These correspond to the I, vi, IV, V degrees of the D major scale.

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