What is the IV–V–iii–vi progression?
The "Royal Road" progression: a cornerstone of Japanese pop and anime music.
Songs that use this
- Everywhere · Fleetwood Mac
- Every Breath You Take · The Police
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 → F-G-Em-AmD major → G-A-F#m-BmE major → A-B-G#m-C#mF major → Bb-C-Am-DmG major → C-D-Bm-EmA major → D-E-C#m-F#mB major → E-F#-D#m-G#m