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Progression

The Pachelbel's progression in Bb major

Pachelbel's progression in Bb major plays Bb, F, Gm, Dm and Eb — I, V, vi, iii and IV — across 8 chords. The eight-chord descending-bass pattern from Pachelbel's Canon in D, borrowed by pop songs from the 1970s onward.

The chords, in order

1BbI
2FV
3Gmvi
4Dmiii
5EbIV
6BbI
7EbIV
8FV

The shapes

IBbBb major, open position, capo 0x10331VFF major, open position, capo 0133211viGmG minor, open position, capo 0310033iiiDmD minor, open position, capo 0xx0231IVEbEb major, position 4, capo 04frx65046

The same progression in a nearby key

Open Pachelbel's progression in Bb major in the explorer →All seven chords in Bb major →