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Pop / Anthem · C

IV-I-V-vi in C

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 C IV-I-V-vi

IVF
IC
VG
viAm

Hear IV-I-V-vi in C

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 C

I-IV-V-IC – F – G – CI-V-vi-IVC – G – Am – Fii-V-IDm – G – CI-vi-IV-VC – Am – F – G12-Bar BluesC – F – C – G – F – C – GI-III-IV-VC – E – F – G

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in CC – F – C – G – F – C – GI-IV-V-I in CC – F – G – CI-V-vi-IV in CC – G – Am – FI-vi-IV-V in CC – Am – F – G

IV-I-V-vi in C

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