viIVIV

Pop / Rock / Ballad · G# / A♭

vi-IV-I-V in G#

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 G# vi-IV-I-V

viFm
IVDb
IAb
VEb

Hear vi-IV-I-V in G#

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 G#

I-IV-V-IAb – Db – Eb – AbI-V-vi-IVAb – Eb – Fm – Dbii-V-IBbm – Eb – AbI-vi-IV-VAb – Fm – Db – Eb12-Bar BluesAb – Db – Ab – Eb – Db – Ab – EbIV-I-V-viDb – Ab – Eb – Fm

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in G#Ab – Db – Ab – Eb – Db – Ab – EbI-IV-V-I in G#Ab – Db – Eb – AbI-V-vi-IV in G#Ab – Eb – Fm – DbI-vi-IV-V in G#Ab – Fm – Db – Eb

vi-IV-I-V in G# / A♭

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