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Pop / Anthem · D# / E♭

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

IVAb
IEb
VBb
viCm

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-IEb – Ab – Bb – EbI-V-vi-IVEb – Bb – Cm – Abii-V-IFm – Bb – EbI-vi-IV-VEb – Cm – Ab – Bb12-Bar BluesEb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – BbI-III-IV-VEb – G – Ab – Bb

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in D#Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – BbI-IV-V-I in D#Eb – Ab – Bb – EbI-V-vi-IV in D#Eb – Bb – Cm – AbI-vi-IV-V in D#Eb – Cm – Ab – Bb

IV-I-V-vi in D# / E♭

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