IV–V–vi in A♭ Major

Pattern: IV – V – vi Chords: D♭ – E♭ – Fm

Chord Breakdown

Numeral	Chord	Type	Function
IV	D♭ (details)	major	Subdominant
V	E♭ (details)	major	Dominant
vi	Fm (details)	minor	Submediant

Harmonic Analysis

This progression moves through D♭ (Subdominant) → E♭ (Dominant) → Fm (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♭ Fm

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