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Pop / Doo-Wop / Rock · G

I-vi-IV-V in G

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

Chords in G I-vi-IV-V

IG
viEm
IVC
VD

Hear I-vi-IV-V in G

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 G

I-IV-V-IG – C – D – GI-V-vi-IVG – D – Em – Cii-V-IAm – D – G12-Bar BluesG – C – G – D – C – G – DIV-I-V-viC – G – D – EmI-III-IV-VG – B – C – D

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in GG – C – G – D – C – G – DI-IV-V-I in GG – C – D – GI-V-vi-IV in GG – D – Em – CIV-I-V-vi in GC – G – D – Em

I-vi-IV-V in G

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

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