Would this be acceptable?

At the moment, I am creating a chord progression in the key of F. Could I begin this progression with a different chord instead of the tonic chord?

I had in mind IV (Bb major) / I (Fmaj7) / IV (Bb major) / I (Fmaj7).

Mc93202013-03-29T10:03:34Z

This is absolutely fine. If it sounds good, it is good! All I would say, is that this progression, by itself, will sound like you're in Bb major. In Bb major, this progression will be I-V-I-V.

To reinforce you're in F major, you might want to consider using a C major chord at some point.

Good luck!

?2013-03-28T19:57:51Z

Of course you can! I would recommend possibly inverting the first chord to first inversion if you're worried about losing the tonal center. But absolutely--you're really not breaking any rules.

Besides, all of the rules have been thrown out the window, anyways.