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IV-I-V-vi in D

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 D IV-I-V-vi

IVG
ID
VA
viBm

Hear IV-I-V-vi in D

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 D

I-IV-V-ID – G – A – DI-V-vi-IVD – A – Bm – Gii-V-IEm – A – DI-vi-IV-VD – Bm – G – A12-Bar BluesD – G – D – A – G – D – AI-III-IV-VD – F# – G – A

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in DD – G – D – A – G – D – AI-IV-V-I in DD – G – A – DI-V-vi-IV in DD – A – Bm – GI-vi-IV-V in DD – Bm – G – A

IV-I-V-vi in D

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