IV–V–vi in G Major

Pattern: IV – V – vi Chords: C – D – Em

Chord Breakdown

Numeral	Chord	Type	Function
IV	C (details)	major	Subdominant
V	D (details)	major	Dominant
vi	Em (details)	minor	Submediant

Harmonic Analysis

This progression moves through C (Subdominant) → D (Dominant) → Em (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

C D Em

More Progressions in G 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