I–IV–vii–iii–vi–ii–V–I in B♭ Major

Pattern: I – IV – vii – iii – vi – ii – V – I Chords: B♭ – E♭ – Am – Dm – Gm – Cm – F – B♭

Chord Breakdown

Numeral	Chord	Type	Function
I	B♭ (details)	major	Tonic
IV	E♭ (details)	major	Subdominant
vii	Am (details)	minor	Subtonic
iii	Dm (details)	minor	Mediant
vi	Gm (details)	minor	Submediant
ii	Cm (details)	minor	Supertonic
V	F (details)	major	Dominant
I	B♭ (details)	major	Tonic

Harmonic Analysis

This progression moves through B♭ (Tonic) → E♭ (Subdominant) → Am (Subtonic) → Dm (Mediant) → Gm (Submediant) → Cm (Supertonic) → F (Dominant) → B♭ (Tonic).

The full diatonic circle of fifths traversing every scale degree before arriving at the tonic. Baroque composers used this exhaustive harmonic sequence in sequential passages, creating a powerful sense of inevitability and tonal gravity.

Song Examples

Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 — J.S. Bach
Chaconne in D minor — J.S. Bach

Chord Details

B♭ E♭ Am Dm Gm Cm F

More Progressions in B♭ Major

I–IV–V–I I–V–vi–IV I–vi–IV–V ii–V–I I–IV–V I–♭VII–IV vi–IV–I–V I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–V I–IV I–V IV–V IV–I