IV–V–vi in A Major

Pattern: IV – V – vi Chords: D – E – F♯m

Chord Breakdown

Numeral	Chord	Type	Function
IV	D (details)	major	Subdominant
V	E (details)	major	Dominant
vi	F♯m (details)	minor	Submediant

Harmonic Analysis

This progression moves through D (Subdominant) → E (Dominant) → F♯m (Submediant).

A cadential pattern where the dominant resolves deceptively to the submediant instead of the tonic. This progression is frequently used in both Baroque chorales and Classical-period development sections to shift the tonal center.

Song Examples

Chorale BWV 153.1 — J.S. Bach
Symphony No. 40 in G minor — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Chord Details

D E F♯m

More Progressions in A 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