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Pop / Rock / Ballad · E

vi-IV-I-V in E

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 E vi-IV-I-V

viC#m
IVA
IE
VB

Hear vi-IV-I-V in E

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 E

I-IV-V-IE – A – B – EI-V-vi-IVE – B – C#m – Aii-V-IF#m – B – EI-vi-IV-VE – C#m – A – B12-Bar BluesE – A – E – B – A – E – BIV-I-V-viA – E – B – C#m

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in EE – A – E – B – A – E – BI-IV-V-I in EE – A – B – EI-V-vi-IV in EE – B – C#m – AI-vi-IV-V in EE – C#m – A – B

vi-IV-I-V in E

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