Memorizing chord progression on sharps/flats

[kingcold435]

Ok, so the basic chord progression is rather simple when we're using say D. If we wanted a I IV V it would be D G A, of if we were going to use I ii V it would be D E A. That's peaches and cream as far as I'm concerned. When one changes the key to D#, that's when it throws me off. Suddenly, D# becomes Eb and the I IV V becomes Eb Ab Bb. I know that Eb could be called D# too and Ab is G# and Bb could also be called A#. What cues do you use to help you remember the chord progression on a sharped note like D# or a flatted like Bb ?

Thanks.

[Akira]

I'm not exactly sure what you mean. You should just learn them. If you're talking about just a three chord progression, I don't see how memorizing them is hard.
Also, I don't know why you say that if the key is D# then D# becomes Eb. That doesn't make sense at all.

[Spazzout22]

You'll almost never hear of a chord progression in the key of D#. You just need to learn how key signatures work, then you can figure everything out from there.

You really have to look at what people want. If you're in D#, then I IV V becomes D# G# and A#. However, that's really dumb to think about, cuz you've got so many sharps in that key (D# E# F## G# A# B# C## D#) with two double sharps, that it's easier to think of it using flats (Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb). That's the best way to approach things like that.