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Pop / Rock / Ballad · C

vi-IV-I-V in C

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 C vi-IV-I-V

viAm
IVF
IC
VG

Hear vi-IV-I-V in C

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 C

I-IV-V-IC – F – G – CI-V-vi-IVC – G – Am – Fii-V-IDm – G – CI-vi-IV-VC – Am – F – G12-Bar BluesC – F – C – G – F – C – GIV-I-V-viF – C – G – Am

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in CC – F – C – G – F – C – GI-IV-V-I in CC – F – G – CI-V-vi-IV in CC – G – Am – FI-vi-IV-V in CC – Am – F – G

vi-IV-I-V in C

The vi-IV-I-V progression in the key of C uses the chords Am, F, C, G. These correspond to the vi, IV, I, V degrees of the C 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 C, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the C root — common in pop / rock / ballad. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.