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Chord progression · F major

Pachelbel’s Canon (I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–V) in F major

An eight-chord sequence from the 1600s that pop writers still borrow. The bass walks down step by step while the chords above it flow smoothly.

Heard in Canon in D – Johann Pachelbel and many more.

Chords in F major
F→C→Dm→Am→B♭→F→B♭→C
Numerals
IVviiiiIVIIVV

Play along

8 bars of 4 beats, looping · pick a key above to transpose

1FI
2CV
3Dmvi
4Amiii
5B♭IV
6FI
7B♭IV
8CV

Strum pattern: ↓   ↓↑  ↑↓↑ (down, down-up, up-down-up) — count “1 2 & 3 & 4 &”. Learn this strum →

The chords

I F
1F3C4F2A1C1F
2AC1FA
C4FACF A C
V C
×3C2EG1CE
GCE1C
C4EGCC/E
vi Dm
××D2A3D1F
2A3D1FA
C4FAC5DDm/F
iii Am
×A2E3A1CE
1ACEA
C4EACAm/E
IV B♭
×1B♭2F3B♭4D1F
3B♭2D1F1B♭
C4DFC5B♭B♭/D

Piano voicings use inversions so each chord is as close as possible to the one before — your hand barely moves. Switch to “Root position” to compare.

I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–V in every key

CD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B

More progressions in F major

I–V–vi–IVI–IV–V–IVI–vi–IV–Vvi–IV–I–V12-bar bluesii–V–II–vi–ii–VI–♭VII–IV–I