# I-vi-IV-V Progression ## Concept The I-vi-IV-V progression (also called the 50s or doo-wop progression) plays the 1st, 6th, 4th and 5th chords of a major key. In G major: G, Em, C, D. Major chord, its relative minor, then the subdominant and the dominant, which pulls back to I. ## On the instruments ```progression I vi IV V key: G functions: yes ``` ```chord progression: G Em C D columns: 4 ``` ## Notes - ## References - ## Related -