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Pop / Anthem · F# / G♭

IV-I-V-vi in F#

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 F# IV-I-V-vi

IVB
IF#
VC#
viD#m

Hear IV-I-V-vi in F#

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 F#

I-IV-V-IF# – B – C# – F#I-V-vi-IVF# – C# – D#m – Bii-V-IG#m – C# – F#I-vi-IV-VF# – D#m – B – C#12-Bar BluesF# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C#I-III-IV-VF# – A# – B – C#

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in F#F# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C#I-IV-V-I in F#F# – B – C# – F#I-V-vi-IV in F#F# – C# – D#m – BI-vi-IV-V in F#F# – D#m – B – C#

IV-I-V-vi in F# / G♭

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