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Pop / Rock / Ballad · F

vi-IV-I-V in F

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 F vi-IV-I-V

viDm
IVBb
IF
VC

Hear vi-IV-I-V in F

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 F

I-IV-V-IF – Bb – C – FI-V-vi-IVF – C – Dm – Bbii-V-IGm – C – FI-vi-IV-VF – Dm – Bb – C12-Bar BluesF – Bb – F – C – Bb – F – CIV-I-V-viBb – F – C – Dm

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in FF – Bb – F – C – Bb – F – CI-IV-V-I in FF – Bb – C – FI-V-vi-IV in FF – C – Dm – BbI-vi-IV-V in FF – Dm – Bb – C

vi-IV-I-V in F

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