IviIVV

Pop / Doo-Wop / Rock · F# / G♭

I-vi-IV-V in F#

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

Chords in F# I-vi-IV-V

IF#
viD#m
IVB
VC#

Hear I-vi-IV-V in F#

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 F#

I-IV-V-IF# – B – C# – F#I-V-vi-IVF# – C# – D#m – Bii-V-IG#m – C# – F#12-Bar BluesF# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C#IV-I-V-viB – F# – C# – D#mI-III-IV-VF# – A# – B – C#

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in F#F# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C#I-IV-V-I in F#F# – B – C# – F#I-V-vi-IV in F#F# – C# – D#m – BIV-I-V-vi in F#B – F# – C# – D#m

I-vi-IV-V in F# / G♭

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

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