I–V–I–IV–V–I in C Major

Pattern: I – V – I – IV – V – I Chords: C – G – C – F – G – C

Chord Breakdown

Numeral	Chord	Type	Function
I	C (details)	major	Tonic
V	G (details)	major	Dominant
I	C (details)	major	Tonic
IV	F (details)	major	Subdominant
V	G (details)	major	Dominant
I	C (details)	major	Tonic

Harmonic Analysis

This progression moves through C (Tonic) → G (Dominant) → C (Tonic) → F (Subdominant) → G (Dominant) → C (Tonic).

A symmetrical period structure typical of Baroque keyboard music, establishing the tonic with a half cadence before a full cadential close. This harmonic blueprint appears in dance movements, preludes, and inventions.

Song Examples

Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 — Christian Petzold
Invention No. 1 in C Major — J.S. Bach

Chord Details

C G F

More Progressions in C 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