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Pop / Anthem · G# / A♭

IV-I-V-vi in G#

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 G# IV-I-V-vi

IVDb
IAb
VEb
viFm

Hear IV-I-V-vi in G#

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 G#

I-IV-V-IAb – Db – Eb – AbI-V-vi-IVAb – Eb – Fm – Dbii-V-IBbm – Eb – AbI-vi-IV-VAb – Fm – Db – Eb12-Bar BluesAb – Db – Ab – Eb – Db – Ab – EbI-III-IV-VAb – C – Db – Eb

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in G#Ab – Db – Ab – Eb – Db – Ab – EbI-IV-V-I in G#Ab – Db – Eb – AbI-V-vi-IV in G#Ab – Eb – Fm – DbI-vi-IV-V in G#Ab – Fm – Db – Eb

IV-I-V-vi in G# / A♭

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