What is the I–vi–IV–V progression?
A breezy island progression with a touch of longing.
Songs that use this
- Kingston Town · UB40
- Beautiful Girls · Sean Kingston
Why it works
These chords outline strong tonic, dominant, and relative minor colors in B major: easy to sing and easy to remember on ukulele.
Try in other keys
Same Roman numerals; chords transpose with the key.
C major → C-Am-F-GD major → D-Bm-G-AE major → E-C#m-A-BF major → F-Dm-Bb-CG major → G-Em-C-DA major → A-F#m-D-EB major → B-G#m-E-F#