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Pop / Rock / Ballad · D# / E♭

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

viCm
IVAb
IEb
VBb

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-IEb – Ab – Bb – EbI-V-vi-IVEb – Bb – Cm – Abii-V-IFm – Bb – EbI-vi-IV-VEb – Cm – Ab – Bb12-Bar BluesEb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – BbIV-I-V-viAb – Eb – Bb – Cm

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in D#Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – BbI-IV-V-I in D#Eb – Ab – Bb – EbI-V-vi-IV in D#Eb – Bb – Cm – AbI-vi-IV-V in D#Eb – Cm – Ab – Bb

vi-IV-I-V in D# / E♭

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