List of chord progressions

See also: List of chords

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	File:50s progression in C.png I–vi–IV–V	File:50s progression in C.mid	4	Major
IV-V-I-vi	File:IV V I VI.jpg IV-V-I-vi progression in C major	File:IV V I VI chord progression audio.wav	4	Major
I–V–vi–IV	File:I-V-vi-IV chord progression in C.png I–V–vi–IV chord progression in C	File:Vi-IV-I-V chord progression in C.mid	4	Major
I–IV–♭VII–IV	File:I-IV-bVII-IV chord progression.png I–IV–♭VII–IV.	File:I-IV-bVII-IV chord progression.mid	3	Mix.
ii–V–I progression	File:Ii-V-I turnaround in C.png ii–V–I	File:Ii-V-I turnaround in C.mid	3	Major
ii–V–I with tritone substitution (♭II7 instead of V7)	File:Tritone substitution ii-subV-I.png ii–♭II7–I	File:Tritone substitution ii-subV-I.ogg	3	Major
ii-V-I with ♭III+ as dominant substitute	File:BIII+ as dominant substitute.png ii–♭III+–I	File:BIII+ as dominant substitute.mid	3	Mix.
viio7/V–V–I (common in ragtime)	File:Viio7 of V-V-I chord progression.png viio7/V–V–I	File:Viio7 of V-V-I chord progression.mid	3	Major
Andalusian cadence	File:Phrygian Andalusian cadence.png iv–III–♭II–I	File:Simple Andalusian cadence.mid	4	PD
Backdoor progression (front door is V7)	File:Backdoor progression in C.png ii–♭VII7 I	File:Backdoor progression in C.mid	3	Major
Bird changes	File:Bird Blues in Bb.png I viiø–III7 vi–II7 v–I7, IV7 iv–♭VII7 iii–VI7 ♭iii–♭VI7, ii V7 I–VI7 ii–V	File:Bird Blues in Bb.mid	20	Major
Chromatic descending 5–6 sequence	File:Chromatic descending 5-6 sequence.png I–V–♭VII–IV	File:Chromatic descending 5-6 sequence.mid	4	Mix.
Circle progression	File:Vi-ii-V-I in C.png vi–ii–V–I	File:Vi-ii-V-I in C.mid	4	Major
Coltrane changes	File:Coltrane changes.png Coltrane changes in C: I–V/♭VI ♭VI–V/III III–V I.	File:Coltrane changes.mid	6	Major
Eight-bar blues	File:Eight-bar blues block chords.png I–V–IV–IV–I–V–I–V	File:Eight bar blues.mid	3	Major
Folia	File:Later Folia.png i–V–i–♭VII–♭III–♭VII–i–V–i–V–i–♭VII–♭III–♭VII–i–V–i	File:Later Folia.mid	4	Minor
Irregular resolution (Type I: Two common tones, two note moves by half step motion)	File:Irregular resolution I.png V7–III7	File:Irregular resolution I.mid	2	Major
Montgomery–Ward bridge	File:Montgomery-Ward bridge in C.png I–IV–ii–V	File:Montgomery-Ward bridge in C.mid	4	Major
Omnibus progression	File:Omnibus progression.png Omnibus progression.	File:Omnibus progression.mid	?	Major
Pachelbel's Canon	File:Pachelbel Canon bass line (quarter notes).svg I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–V	File:Pachelbel Canon bass line (quarter notes).mid	5	Major
Passamezzo antico	File:Passamezzo antico.png i–VII–i–V–III–VII–i–V–i	File:Passamezzo antico.mid	4	Minor
Passamezzo moderno	File:Gregory Walker root progression.PNG I–IV–I–V–I–IV–I–V–I	File:Gregory Walker progression in C.mid	3	Major
I–V–vi–IV progression	File:I-V-vi-IV chord progression in C.png I–V–vi–IV	File:I-V-vi-IV chord progression in C.mid	4	Major
Ragtime progression	File:Ragtime progression in C.png III7–VI7–II7–V7	File:Ragtime progression in C.mid	5	Major
Rhythm changes	File:Rhythm changes in C.png I-iv-ii-V / I-I7-iv-I-V-I / III7-VI7-II7-V7	File:Rhythm changes in C.mid	15	Major
Romanesca	File:Romanesca.png III–VII–i–V–III–VII–i–V–i	File:Romanesca.mid	3	Major
Sixteen-bar blues	File:Sixteen-bar blues block chords tonic in C.png I–I–I–I–I–I–I–I–IV–IV–I–I–V–IV–I–I	File:Sixteen bar boogie-woogie blues in C.mid	3	Major
Stomp progression	File:Stomp progression block chords in C.png IV7–#ivdim7–I7/5–I7–IV7–#ivdim7–I7/5–I7–IV7–#ivdim7–I7/5–V7/V/V–V7/V–V7–I7	File:Stomp progression block chords.mid	6	Major
Twelve-bar blues	File:Twelve bar blues in C.png I–I–I–I–IV–IV–I–I–V–IV–I–V	File:Twelve bar boogie-woogie blues in C.mid	3	Major
I−vi−ii−V	File:I-vi-ii-V turnaround in C.png I–vi–ii–V	File:I-vi-ii-V turnaround in C.mid	4	Major
♭VII–V7 cadence	File:BVII-V7 cadence in C.png ♭VII–V7–I	File:BVII-V7 cadence in C.mid File:BVII-V7 cadence in C with resolution.mid	2–3	Mix.
V–IV–I turnaround	File:V-IV-I turnaround in C.png V–IV–I	File:V-IV-I turnaround in C.mid	3	Major
I–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII	File:I bVII bVI bVII in C.png I–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII	File:I bVII bVI bVII in C.mid	3	Minor
IV△7–V7–iii7–vi	File:IVΔ7-V7-iii7-vi chord progression in C.png IV△7–V7–iii7–vi in C	File:IVΔ7-V7-iii7-vi chord progression in C.ogg	4	Major
♭VI-♭VII-I	File:BVI bVII I.png ♭VI - ♭VII - I	File:BVI-bVII-I.mid	3	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)