What is the vi–V–IV–iii progression?
Iconic descending progression from Spanish and flamenco music.
Songs that use this
- Hit the Road Jack · Ray Charles
- Stairway to Heaven · Led Zeppelin
- White Room · Cream
Why it works
These chords outline strong tonic, dominant, and relative minor colors in E major: easy to sing and easy to remember on ukulele.
Try in other keys
Same Roman numerals; chords transpose with the key.
C major → Am-G-F-EmD major → Bm-A-G-F#mE major → C#m-B-A-G#mF major → Dm-C-Bb-AmG major → Em-D-C-BmA major → F#m-E-D-C#mB major → G#m-F#-E-D#m