Pop Progression, Alternate Rotation (vi-IV-I-V)

vi-IV-I-V

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At a Glance

Illustrated in C major.

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vi – IV – I – V

What It Is

The same four chords as I-V-vi-IV, started from the vi chord instead - a different emotional starting point on an identical loop.

Opens on the relative minor for a more melancholic entrance into the same harmonic cycle.

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