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 4 MajorIV-V-I-vi 4 MajorI–V–vi–IV4 Major I–IV–VII–IV 3 Mix. ii–V–I progression 3 Major ii–V–I with tritone substitution (II7 instead of V7) 3 Major ii-V-I with III as dominant substitute 3 Mix. vii/V–V–I (common in ragtime) 3 Major Andalusian cadence 4 PD Backdoor progression (front door is V7) 3 Major Bird changes 20 Major Chromatic descending 5–6 sequence 4 Mix. Circle progression 4 Major Coltrane changes 6 Major Eight-bar blues 3 Major Folia 4 Minor Irregular resolution (Type I: Two common tones, two note moves by half step motion) 2 Major Montgomery–Ward bridge 4 Major Omnibus progression ? Major Pachelbel's Canon 5 Major Passamezzo antico 4 Minor Passamezzo moderno 3 Major Ragtime progression 5 Major Rhythm changes 15 Major Romanesca 3 Major Sixteen-bar blues 3 Major Stomp progression 6 Major Twelve-bar blues 3 Major I−vi−ii−V 4 Major ♭VII–V7 cadence 2–3 Mix. V–IV–I turnaround 3 Major I–VII–VI–VII 3 Minor IV△7–V7–iii7–vi 4 MajorVI-VII-I3 Major

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

See also List of musical intervals List of pitch intervals List of musical scales and modes Cadence (music)