I–IV–vii–iii–vi–ii–V–I in F Major

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

Chord Breakdown

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

Harmonic Analysis

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

F B♭ Em Am Dm Gm C

More Progressions in F 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