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IV-I-V-vi in A

The 'axis progression' starting on IV — the same chords as I-V-vi-IV but with a different emotional starting point. More epic and anthemic.

Chords in A IV-I-V-vi

IVD
IA
VE
viF#m

Hear IV-I-V-vi in A

IV-I-V-vi in All 12 Keys

CF – C – G – AmC#D♭Gb – Db – Ab – BbmDG – D – A – BmD#E♭Ab – Eb – Bb – CmEA – E – B – C#mFBb – F – C – DmF#G♭B – F# – C# – D#mGC – G – D – EmG#A♭Db – Ab – Eb – FmAD – A – E – F#mA#B♭Eb – Bb – F – GmBE – B – F# – G#m

Other Progressions in A

I-IV-V-IA – D – E – AI-V-vi-IVA – E – F#m – Dii-V-IBm – E – AI-vi-IV-VA – F#m – D – E12-Bar BluesA – D – A – E – D – A – EI-III-IV-VA – C# – D – E

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in AA – D – A – E – D – A – EI-IV-V-I in AA – D – E – AI-V-vi-IV in AA – E – F#m – DI-vi-IV-V in AA – F#m – D – E

IV-I-V-vi in A

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

The 'axis progression' starting on IV — the same chords as I-V-vi-IV but with a different emotional starting point. More epic and anthemic. In A, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the A root — common in pop / anthem. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.