IviIVV

Pop / Doo-Wop / Rock · G# / A♭

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

IAb
viFm
IVDb
VEb

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-IAb – Db – Eb – AbI-V-vi-IVAb – Eb – Fm – Dbii-V-IBbm – Eb – Ab12-Bar BluesAb – Db – Ab – Eb – Db – Ab – EbIV-I-V-viDb – Ab – Eb – FmI-III-IV-VAb – C – Db – Eb

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in G#Ab – Db – Ab – Eb – Db – Ab – EbI-IV-V-I in G#Ab – Db – Eb – AbI-V-vi-IV in G#Ab – Eb – Fm – DbIV-I-V-vi in G#Db – Ab – Eb – Fm

I-vi-IV-V in G# / A♭

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