Gospel

Gospel Walk-Up (I–I–I–IV) Chord Progression

Gospel-specific progression with ascending bass line.

  • walk-up
  • bass line
  • ascending

Roman numerals

  1. I
  2. I
  3. I
  4. IV

Roman numerals give each chord’s position relative to the key’s tonic, so the progression sounds the same in any key.

Chords by key

Key of C

C – C/D – C/E – F

Key of G

G – G/D – G/E – C

Key of D

D – D/D – D/E – G

All Gospel chord progressions