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Pop / Rock / Ballad · C# / D♭

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

viBbm
IVGb
IDb
VAb

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-IDb – Gb – Ab – DbI-V-vi-IVDb – Ab – Bbm – Gbii-V-IEbm – Ab – DbI-vi-IV-VDb – Bbm – Gb – Ab12-Bar BluesDb – Gb – Db – Ab – Gb – Db – AbIV-I-V-viGb – Db – Ab – Bbm

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in C#Db – Gb – Db – Ab – Gb – Db – AbI-IV-V-I in C#Db – Gb – Ab – DbI-V-vi-IV in C#Db – Ab – Bbm – GbI-vi-IV-V in C#Db – Bbm – Gb – Ab

vi-IV-I-V in C# / D♭

The vi-IV-I-V progression in the key of C# uses the chords Bbm, Gb, Db, Ab. 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 — also written as D♭ — common in pop / rock / ballad. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.