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Pop / Rock / Ballad · D

vi-IV-I-V in D

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 D vi-IV-I-V

viBm
IVG
ID
VA

Hear vi-IV-I-V in D

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 D

I-IV-V-ID – G – A – DI-V-vi-IVD – A – Bm – Gii-V-IEm – A – DI-vi-IV-VD – Bm – G – A12-Bar BluesD – G – D – A – G – D – AIV-I-V-viG – D – A – Bm

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in DD – G – D – A – G – D – AI-IV-V-I in DD – G – A – DI-V-vi-IV in DD – A – Bm – GI-vi-IV-V in DD – Bm – G – A

vi-IV-I-V in D

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