IV–V–vi in C Major

Pattern: IV – V – vi Chords: F – G – Am

Chord Breakdown

Numeral	Chord	Type	Function
IV	F (details)	major	Subdominant
V	G (details)	major	Dominant
vi	Am (details)	minor	Submediant

Harmonic Analysis

This progression moves through F (Subdominant) → G (Dominant) → Am (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

F G Am

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