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Pop / Anthem · B

IV-I-V-vi in B

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 B IV-I-V-vi

IVE
IB
VF#
viG#m

Hear IV-I-V-vi in B

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 B

I-IV-V-IB – E – F# – BI-V-vi-IVB – F# – G#m – Eii-V-IC#m – F# – BI-vi-IV-VB – G#m – E – F#12-Bar BluesB – E – B – F# – E – B – F#I-III-IV-VB – D# – E – F#

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in BB – E – B – F# – E – B – F#I-IV-V-I in BB – E – F# – BI-V-vi-IV in BB – F# – G#m – EI-vi-IV-V in BB – G#m – E – F#

IV-I-V-vi in B

The IV-I-V-vi progression in the key of B uses the chords E, B, F#, G#m. These correspond to the IV, I, V, vi degrees of the B 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 B, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the B root — common in pop / anthem. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.