IviIVV

Pop / Doo-Wop / Rock · E

I-vi-IV-V in E

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

Chords in E I-vi-IV-V

IE
viC#m
IVA
VB

Hear I-vi-IV-V in E

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 E

I-IV-V-IE – A – B – EI-V-vi-IVE – B – C#m – Aii-V-IF#m – B – E12-Bar BluesE – A – E – B – A – E – BIV-I-V-viA – E – B – C#mI-III-IV-VE – G# – A – B

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in EE – A – E – B – A – E – BI-IV-V-I in EE – A – B – EI-V-vi-IV in EE – B – C#m – AIV-I-V-vi in EA – E – B – C#m

I-vi-IV-V in E

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

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