IviIVV

Pop / Doo-Wop / Rock · D# / E♭

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

IEb
viCm
IVAb
VBb

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-IEb – Ab – Bb – EbI-V-vi-IVEb – Bb – Cm – Abii-V-IFm – Bb – Eb12-Bar BluesEb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – BbIV-I-V-viAb – Eb – Bb – CmI-III-IV-VEb – G – Ab – Bb

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in D#Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – BbI-IV-V-I in D#Eb – Ab – Bb – EbI-V-vi-IV in D#Eb – Bb – Cm – AbIV-I-V-vi in D#Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm

I-vi-IV-V in D# / E♭

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