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Pop / Rock / Ballad · F# / G♭

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

viD#m
IVB
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# – B – C# – F#I-V-vi-IVF# – C# – D#m – Bii-V-IG#m – C# – F#I-vi-IV-VF# – D#m – B – C#12-Bar BluesF# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C#IV-I-V-viB – F# – C# – D#m

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in F#F# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C#I-IV-V-I in F#F# – B – C# – F#I-V-vi-IV in F#F# – C# – D#m – BI-vi-IV-V in F#F# – D#m – B – C#

vi-IV-I-V in F# / G♭

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