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Chord progression · G♭ major

Three-chord rock (I–IV–V–IV) in G♭ major

The three primary chords of a key — the backbone of rock ’n’ roll, folk, country and punk. Learn this and you can play along with thousands of songs.

Heard in “La Bamba” – Ritchie Valens, “Twist and Shout” – The Isley Brothers and many more.

Chords in G♭ major
G♭→C♭→D♭→C♭
Numerals
IIVVIV

Play along

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

1G♭I
2C♭IV
3D♭V
4C♭IV

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

The chords

I G♭
1G♭3D♭4G♭2B♭1D♭1G♭
4B♭1D♭3G♭2B♭
C5G♭B♭D♭G♭ B♭ D♭
IV C♭
×1C♭2G♭3C♭4E♭1G♭
3C♭2E♭1G♭1C♭
C♭C5G♭E♭C♭/G♭
V D♭
4fr×1D♭2A♭3D♭4F1A♭
1A♭2D♭3F4D♭
FC5A♭D♭D♭/F

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–IV–V–IV in every key

CD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B

More progressions in G♭ major

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