J-POP

Royal Road Variant (IV–IVm–I–V) Chord Progression

Variant of Royal Road progression with added minor subdominant.

royal-road
bittersweet
minor

Roman numerals

IV
IVm
I
V

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

F – Fm – C – G

Key of G

C – Cm – G – D

Key of D

G – Gm – D – A

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6-Chord Cycle
VIm – IIIm – IV – I – IIm – V
Emo Ballad
I – V/VII – VIm – IVmaj7
Descending Progression
IVmaj7 – IIIm7 – IIm7 – Imaj7
J-POP Chromatic
VIm7 – Vm7 – IVmaj7 – ♭VImaj7
Youth Variant
I – IIIm – VIm – IV
J-POP Loop
IV – V – IIIm – IV
Melancholic 2
VIm – V – IVmaj7 – V
Sparkling Progression
I – V – VIm – IVmaj7

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