vi–ii–V–I in C Major

Pattern: vi – ii – V – I Chords: Am – Dm – G – C

Chord Breakdown

Numeral	Chord	Type	Function
vi	Am (details)	minor	Submediant
ii	Dm (details)	minor	Supertonic
V	G (details)	major	Dominant
I	C (details)	major	Tonic

Harmonic Analysis

This progression moves through Am (Submediant) → Dm (Supertonic) → G (Dominant) → C (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

Am Dm G C

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