Anime Melancholic (Hikaru Nara)

VI → VII → i

Position
D chord diagramGuitar chord fingering for D: string 6: muted, string 5: muted, string 4: open, string 3: fret 2, string 2: fret 3, string 1: fret 2××D
E chord diagramGuitar chord fingering for E: string 6: open, string 5: fret 2, string 4: fret 2, string 3: fret 1, string 2: open, string 1: openE
F#m chord diagramGuitar chord fingering for F#m: string 6: fret 2, string 5: fret 4, string 4: fret 4, string 3: fret 2, string 2: fret 2, string 1: fret 2F#m
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About

The ascending minor progression common in emotional J-pop and anime openings. The VI-VII-i creates a hopeful yet bittersweet feeling as it rises to resolve on the minor tonic.

Songs using this progression

  • Hikaru Nara — Goose House (Your Lie in April)
  • Blue Bird — Ikimono-gakari (Naruto Shippuden)
  • Silhouette — KANA-BOON (Naruto Shippuden)
Anime OSTJ-PopJ-Rockhopefulmelancholicbittersweetuplifting

Related progressions

Anime Emotional (Royal Road 7ths)
IVmaj7 → V7 → iii7 → vi7
J-PopAnime OST
J-Pop Bittersweet
IV → V → vi → I
J-PopAnime OST
Anime Opening (Royal Road)
IV → V → iii → vi
J-PopAnime OST