vi–ii–V–I in B Major

Pattern: vi – ii – V – I Chords: G♯m – C♯m – F♯ – B

Chord Breakdown

Numeral	Chord	Type	Function
vi	G♯m (details)	minor	Submediant
ii	C♯m (details)	minor	Supertonic
V	F♯ (details)	major	Dominant
I	B (details)	major	Tonic

Harmonic Analysis

This progression moves through G♯m (Submediant) → C♯m (Supertonic) → F♯ (Dominant) → B (Tonic).

A circle-of-fifths progression beginning on the submediant that drives convincingly to a perfect authentic cadence. This pattern appears throughout the Baroque and Classical periods as a standard harmonic sequence.

Song Examples

Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 — J.S. Bach
Canon in D — Johann Pachelbel

Chord Details

G♯m C♯m F♯ B

More Progressions in B 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