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Pop / Rock / Ballad · A

vi-IV-I-V in A

Starts on the vi minor chord, giving it a more melancholic, introspective opening before lifting through IV-I-V. Extremely common in modern ballads.

Chords in A vi-IV-I-V

viF#m
IVD
IA
VE

Hear vi-IV-I-V in A

vi-IV-I-V in All 12 Keys

CAm – F – C – GC#D♭Bbm – Gb – Db – AbDBm – G – D – AD#E♭Cm – Ab – Eb – BbEC#m – A – E – BFDm – Bb – F – CF#G♭D#m – B – F# – C#GEm – C – G – DG#A♭Fm – Db – Ab – EbAF#m – D – A – EA#B♭Gm – Eb – Bb – FBG#m – E – B – F#

Other Progressions in A

I-IV-V-IA – D – E – AI-V-vi-IVA – E – F#m – Dii-V-IBm – E – AI-vi-IV-VA – F#m – D – E12-Bar BluesA – D – A – E – D – A – EIV-I-V-viD – A – E – F#m

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in AA – D – A – E – D – A – EI-IV-V-I in AA – D – E – AI-V-vi-IV in AA – E – F#m – DI-vi-IV-V in AA – F#m – D – E

vi-IV-I-V in A

The vi-IV-I-V progression in the key of A uses the chords F#m, D, A, E. These correspond to the vi, IV, I, V degrees of the A major scale.

Starts on the vi minor chord, giving it a more melancholic, introspective opening before lifting through IV-I-V. Extremely common in modern ballads. In A, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the A root — common in pop / rock / ballad. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.