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Pop / Rock / Ballad · A# / B♭

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

viGm
IVEb
IBb
VF

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-IBb – Eb – F – BbI-V-vi-IVBb – F – Gm – Ebii-V-ICm – F – BbI-vi-IV-VBb – Gm – Eb – F12-Bar BluesBb – Eb – Bb – F – Eb – Bb – FIV-I-V-viEb – Bb – F – Gm

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in A#Bb – Eb – Bb – F – Eb – Bb – FI-IV-V-I in A#Bb – Eb – F – BbI-V-vi-IV in A#Bb – F – Gm – EbI-vi-IV-V in A#Bb – Gm – Eb – F

vi-IV-I-V in A# / B♭

The vi-IV-I-V progression in the key of A# uses the chords Gm, Eb, Bb, F. 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 — also written as B♭ — common in pop / rock / ballad. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.