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Pop / Anthem · C# / D♭

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

IVGb
IDb
VAb
viBbm

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-IDb – Gb – Ab – DbI-V-vi-IVDb – Ab – Bbm – Gbii-V-IEbm – Ab – DbI-vi-IV-VDb – Bbm – Gb – Ab12-Bar BluesDb – Gb – Db – Ab – Gb – Db – AbI-III-IV-VDb – F – Gb – Ab

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in C#Db – Gb – Db – Ab – Gb – Db – AbI-IV-V-I in C#Db – Gb – Ab – DbI-V-vi-IV in C#Db – Ab – Bbm – GbI-vi-IV-V in C#Db – Bbm – Gb – Ab

IV-I-V-vi in C# / D♭

The IV-I-V-vi progression in the key of C# uses the chords Gb, Db, Ab, Bbm. 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 — also written as D♭ — common in pop / anthem. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.