Chord Progressions in A Major
Common chord progressions in A Major (A Bm C♯m D E F♯m G♯°), sorted by genre and fingered for guitar or piano. Pick one and write a song with it.
Chords in A Major
- I: A
- ii: Bm
- iii: C♯m
- IV: D
- V: E
- vi: F♯m
- vii°: G♯°
Progressions
- Axis of Pop (I V vi IV): A E F♯m D
- Sensitive (vi IV I V): F♯m D A E
- '50s Doo-Wop (I vi IV V): A F♯m D E
- Three-Chord Classic (I IV V I): A D E A
- ii–V–I (ii7 V7 Imaj7): Bm7 E7 Amaj7
- Twelve-Bar Blues (I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7): A7 A7 A7 A7 D7 D7 A7 A7 E7 D7 A7 E7
- Epic Minor (i ♭VI ♭VII, in F♯ Minor): F♯m D E
- Andalusian Cadence (i ♭VII ♭VI V, in F♯ Minor): F♯m E D C♯
- Mixolydian Rock (I ♭VII IV I): A G D A
- Pop Climb (I IV vi V): A D F♯m E
- Minor Pop Loop (i ♭VI ♭III ♭VII, in F♯ Minor): F♯m D A E
- Royal Road (IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi7): Dmaj7 E7 C♯m7 F♯m7
- Pachelbel’s Canon (I V vi iii IV I IV V): A E F♯m C♯m D A D E
- Rhythm Turnaround (Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7): Amaj7 F♯m7 Bm7 E7
- Aeolian Rock (i ♭VII ♭VI ♭VII, in F♯ Minor): F♯m E D E
- Anthem Lift (IV I V vi): D A E F♯m
- Build-Up (IV V vi): D E F♯m
- Country Back-and-Forth (I IV I V): A D A E
- Garage Rock (I IV V IV): A D E D
- Neo-Soul Vamp (Imaj7 IVmaj7): Amaj7 Dmaj7
- Minor Vamp (i7 iv7, in F♯ Minor): F♯m7 Bm7
- Mario Cadence (I ♭VI ♭VII I): A F G A
- Minor Plagal (I IV iv I): A D Dm A
- Creep (I III IV iv): A C♯ D Dm
- Lydian Lift (I II IV I): A B D A
- Quick-Change Blues (I7 IV7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7): A7 D7 A7 A7 D7 D7 A7 A7 E7 D7 A7 E7
- Eight-Bar Blues (I7 V7 IV7 IV7 I7 V7 I7 V7): A7 E7 D7 D7 A7 E7 A7 E7
- Minor Blues (i7 i7 i7 i7 iv7 iv7 i7 i7 ♭VI7 V7 i7 V7, in F♯ Minor): F♯m7 F♯m7 F♯m7 F♯m7 Bm7 Bm7 F♯m7 F♯m7 D7 C♯7 F♯m7 C♯7
- Blues Vamp (I7 IV7): A7 D7
- Minor Three-Chord (i iv v, in F♯ Minor): F♯m Bm C♯m
- Ragtime (I II7 V7 I): A B7 E7 A
- Country Walk (I V IV I): A E D A
- Country iii (I iii IV V): A C♯m D E
- Circle Turnaround (iii7 vi7 ii7 V7): C♯m7 F♯m7 Bm7 E7
- I–VI–ii–V (Imaj7 VI7 ii7 V7): Amaj7 F♯7 Bm7 E7
- Dominant Chain (III7 VI7 II7 V7): C♯7 F♯7 B7 E7
- Minor ii–V–i (iiø7 V7 i7, in F♯ Minor): G♯ø7 C♯7 F♯m7
- Tritone Sub ii–V–I (ii7 ♭II7 Imaj7): Bm7 B♭7 Amaj7
- Backdoor ii–V (ii7 ♭VII7 Imaj7): Bm7 G7 Amaj7
- Gospel Turn (I I7 IV iv): A A7 D Dm
- Neo-Soul Descent (IVmaj7 iii7 ii7 Imaj7): Dmaj7 C♯m7 Bm7 Amaj7
- Phrygian Riff (i ♭II, in F♯ Minor): F♯m G
- Minor Drama (i iv ♭VI V, in F♯ Minor): F♯m Bm D C♯
- Rock Pivot (vi V IV V): F♯m E D E
- Minor Rise (i iv ♭VI ♭VII, in F♯ Minor): F♯m Bm D E
- Dark March (i ♭III ♭VII iv, in F♯ Minor): F♯m A E Bm