List of chord progressions
The following is a list of commonly used chord progressions in music.
| Code | |
|---|---|
| Major | Major |
| Minor | Minor |
| Atonal | Atonal |
| Bitonal | Bitonal |
| Ind. | Indeterminate |
| PD | Phrygian dominant |
| Mix. | Mixolydian |
| Name | Image | Sound | # of chords | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50s progression |  I-vi-IV-V |  | 4 | Major |
| I–IV–♭VII–IV |  I–IV–♭VII–IV. | | 3 | Mix. |
| ii–V–I with tritone substitution (♭II7 instead of V7) |  ii-♭II  | | 3 | Major |
| ♭III+ as dominant substitute |  ii-♭III+-I | | 3 | Mix. |
| viio7/V-V-I
(common in ragtime) |
 viio7/V-V-I | | 3 | Major |
| Andalusian cadence |  iv-III-♭II-I | | 4 | PD |
| Backdoor progression (front door is V7) |  ii-♭VII | | 3 | Major |
| 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 | | 4 | Mix. |
| Circle progression |  vi-ii-V-I | | 4 | Major |
| Coltrane changes |  Coltrane changes in C: I-V/♭VI ♭VI-V/III III-V I. | | 6 | Major |
| Eight-bar blues |  I-V-IV-IV-I-V-I-V | | 3 | Major |
| Folia |  i V i ♭VII ♭III ♭VII i V i V i ♭VII ♭III ♭VII i-V i | | 4 | Minor |
| ii–V–I progression |  ii-V I | | 3 | Major |
| Irregular resolution
(Type I: Two common tones, two note moves by half step motion) |
 V7-III7 | | 2 | Major |
| Montgomery-Ward bridge |  I-IV ii-V | | 4 | Major |
| Omnibus progression |  Omnibus progression. | | ? | Major |
| Pachelbel's Canon | .svg.png){kind=small} I-V-vi-iii-IV-I-IV-V | | 5 | Major |
| Passamezzo antico |  i VII i V III VII i-V i | | 4 | Minor |
| Passamezzo moderno |  I IV I V I IV I-V I | | 3 | Major |
| I–V–vi–IV progression |  I-V vi-IV | | 4 | Major |
| Ragtime progression |  V/V/V/V V/V/V V/V V | | 5 | Major |
| Rhythm changes |  V/V/V/V-V/V/V-V/V-V I | | ? | Major |
| Romanesca |  III VII i V III VII i-V i | | 3 | Major |
| Sixteen-bar blues |  I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-IV-I-I | | 3 | Major |
| Stomp progression |  IV7-#ivdim7 I7/5-I7 IV7-#ivdim7 I7/5-I7 IV7-#ivdim7 I7/5-V7/V/V V7/V-V7 I7 | | 6 | Major |
| Twelve-bar blues |  I-I-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-IV-I-I | | 3 | Major |
| Turnaround (music) |  I-vi-ii-V | | 4 | Major |
| ♭VII–V7 cadence |  ♭VII-V | | 2-3 | Mix. |
| V–IV–I turnaround |  V-IV I | | 3 | Major |
| I ♭VII ♭VI ♭VII |  I ♭VII ♭VI ♭VII | | 3 | Minor |
Further reading
- R., Ken (2012). DOG EAR Tritone Substitution for Jazz Guitar, Amazon Digital Services, Inc., ASIN: B008FRWNIW.
See also
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