List of chord progressions

The following is a list of commonly used chord progressions in music.

Code
MajorMajor
MinorMinor
AtonalAtonal
BitonalBitonal
Ind.Indeterminate
PDPhrygian dominant
Mix.Mixolydian
NameImageSound# of chordsQuality
50s progression
I-vi-IV-V
4Major
I–IV–VII–IV
I–IV–VII–IV.
3Mix.
ii–V–I with tritone substitution
(II7 instead of V7)
ii-II-I
3Major
III+ as dominant
substitute
ii-III+-I
3Mix.
viio7/V-V-I

(common in ragtime)

viio7/V-V-I
3Major
Andalusian cadence
iv-III-II-I
4PD
Backdoor progression
(front door is V7)
ii-VII I
3Major
Bird changes
I viiø-III7 vi-II7 v-I7, IV7 iv-VII7 iii-VI7 iii-VI7, ii V7 I-VI7 ii-V
?Major
Chromatic descending
5-6 sequence
I-V-VII-IV
4Mix.
Circle progression
vi-ii-V-I
4Major
Coltrane changes
Coltrane changes in C: I-V/VI VI-V/III III-V I.
6Major
Eight-bar blues
I-V-IV-IV-I-V-I-V
3Major
Folia
i V i VII III VII i V i V i VII III VII i-V i
4Minor
ii–V–I progression
ii-V I
3Major
Irregular resolution

(Type I: Two common tones, two note moves by half step motion)

V7-III7
2Major
Montgomery-Ward
bridge
I-IV ii-V
4Major
Omnibus progression
Omnibus progression.
?Major
Pachelbel's Canon
I-V-vi-iii-IV-I-IV-V
5Major
Passamezzo antico
i VII i V III VII i-V i
4Minor
Passamezzo moderno
I IV I V I IV I-V I
3Major
I–V–vi–IV progression
I-V vi-IV
4Major
Ragtime progression
V/V/V/V V/V/V V/V V
5Major
Rhythm changes
V/V/V/V-V/V/V-V/V-V I
?Major
Romanesca
III VII i V III VII i-V i
3Major
Sixteen-bar blues
I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-IV-I-I
3Major
Stomp progression
IV7-#ivdim7 I7/5-I7
IV7-#ivdim7 I7/5-I7
IV7-#ivdim7 I7/5-V7/V/V V7/V-V7 I7
6Major
Twelve-bar blues
I-I-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-IV-I-I
3Major
Turnaround (music)
I-vi-ii-V
4Major
♭VII–V7 cadence
VII-V-I

2-3Mix.
V–IV–I turnaround
V-IV I
3Major
I VII VI VII
I VII VI VII
3Minor
IV△7–V7–iii7–vi
IV△7–V7–iii7–vi in C
4Major

Further reading

  • R., Ken (2012). DOG EAR Tritone Substitution for Jazz Guitar, Amazon Digital Services, Inc., ASIN: B008FRWNIW.

See also

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