Chord Progressions in F Major
Common chord progressions in F Major (F Gm Am B♭ C Dm E°), sorted by genre and fingered for guitar or piano. Pick one and write a song with it.
Chords in F Major
- I: F
- ii: Gm
- iii: Am
- IV: B♭
- V: C
- vi: Dm
- vii°: E°
Progressions
- Axis of Pop (I V vi IV): F C Dm B♭
- Sensitive (vi IV I V): Dm B♭ F C
- '50s Doo-Wop (I vi IV V): F Dm B♭ C
- Three-Chord Classic (I IV V I): F B♭ C F
- ii–V–I (ii7 V7 Imaj7): Gm7 C7 Fmaj7
- Twelve-Bar Blues (I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7): F7 F7 F7 F7 B♭7 B♭7 F7 F7 C7 B♭7 F7 C7
- Epic Minor (i ♭VI ♭VII, in D Minor): Dm B♭ C
- Andalusian Cadence (i ♭VII ♭VI V, in D Minor): Dm C B♭ A
- Mixolydian Rock (I ♭VII IV I): F E♭ B♭ F
- Pop Climb (I IV vi V): F B♭ Dm C
- Minor Pop Loop (i ♭VI ♭III ♭VII, in D Minor): Dm B♭ F C
- Royal Road (IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi7): B♭maj7 C7 Am7 Dm7
- Pachelbel’s Canon (I V vi iii IV I IV V): F C Dm Am B♭ F B♭ C
- Rhythm Turnaround (Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7): Fmaj7 Dm7 Gm7 C7
- Aeolian Rock (i ♭VII ♭VI ♭VII, in D Minor): Dm C B♭ C
- Anthem Lift (IV I V vi): B♭ F C Dm
- Build-Up (IV V vi): B♭ C Dm
- Country Back-and-Forth (I IV I V): F B♭ F C
- Garage Rock (I IV V IV): F B♭ C B♭
- Neo-Soul Vamp (Imaj7 IVmaj7): Fmaj7 B♭maj7
- Minor Vamp (i7 iv7, in D Minor): Dm7 Gm7
- Mario Cadence (I ♭VI ♭VII I): F D♭ E♭ F
- Minor Plagal (I IV iv I): F B♭ B♭m F
- Creep (I III IV iv): F A B♭ B♭m
- Lydian Lift (I II IV I): F G B♭ F
- Quick-Change Blues (I7 IV7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7): F7 B♭7 F7 F7 B♭7 B♭7 F7 F7 C7 B♭7 F7 C7
- Eight-Bar Blues (I7 V7 IV7 IV7 I7 V7 I7 V7): F7 C7 B♭7 B♭7 F7 C7 F7 C7
- Minor Blues (i7 i7 i7 i7 iv7 iv7 i7 i7 ♭VI7 V7 i7 V7, in D Minor): Dm7 Dm7 Dm7 Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 Dm7 Dm7 B♭7 A7 Dm7 A7
- Blues Vamp (I7 IV7): F7 B♭7
- Minor Three-Chord (i iv v, in D Minor): Dm Gm Am
- Ragtime (I II7 V7 I): F G7 C7 F
- Country Walk (I V IV I): F C B♭ F
- Country iii (I iii IV V): F Am B♭ C
- Circle Turnaround (iii7 vi7 ii7 V7): Am7 Dm7 Gm7 C7
- I–VI–ii–V (Imaj7 VI7 ii7 V7): Fmaj7 D7 Gm7 C7
- Dominant Chain (III7 VI7 II7 V7): A7 D7 G7 C7
- Minor ii–V–i (iiø7 V7 i7, in D Minor): Eø7 A7 Dm7
- Tritone Sub ii–V–I (ii7 ♭II7 Imaj7): Gm7 G♭7 Fmaj7
- Backdoor ii–V (ii7 ♭VII7 Imaj7): Gm7 E♭7 Fmaj7
- Gospel Turn (I I7 IV iv): F F7 B♭ B♭m
- Neo-Soul Descent (IVmaj7 iii7 ii7 Imaj7): B♭maj7 Am7 Gm7 Fmaj7
- Phrygian Riff (i ♭II, in D Minor): Dm E♭
- Minor Drama (i iv ♭VI V, in D Minor): Dm Gm B♭ A
- Rock Pivot (vi V IV V): Dm C B♭ C
- Minor Rise (i iv ♭VI ♭VII, in D Minor): Dm Gm B♭ C
- Dark March (i ♭III ♭VII iv, in D Minor): Dm F C Gm