What is the I–vi–ii–V progression?
Circle-of-fifths movement through major and minor chords.
Songs that use this
- Blue Moon · The Marcels
- Island in the Sun · Weezer
- All the Things You Are · Jerome Kern
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 → C-Am-Dm-GD major → D-Bm-Em-AE major → E-C#m-F#m-BF major → F-Dm-Gm-CG major → G-Em-Am-DA major → A-F#m-Bm-EB major → B-G#m-C#m-F#