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Progression

The Pachelbel's progression in F# major

Pachelbel's progression in F# major plays F#, C#, D#m, A#m and B — 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

1F#I
2C#V
3D#mvi
4A#miii
5BIV
6F#I
7BIV
8C#V

The shapes

IF#F# major, open position, capo 0244322VC#C# major, position 4, capo 04frx46664viD#mD# minor, open position, capo 0xx1342iiiA#mA# minor, open position, capo 0x13321IVBB major, open position, capo 0x24442

The same progression in a nearby key

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