List of Chord Progressions
Basic: I-IV-V-I, I-V-IV-I, I-IV-I-V…
Blues: I-I-I-I, IV-IV-I-I, V-IV-I-I, ii-V-I turnaround
50s progression: I-vi-IV-V, I-vi-ii-V…
Circle progression: I - IV - viio - iii - vi - ii - V - I, vi-ii-V-I
Harmonizing the scale: I-VII-VI…, I-II-III-IV…,
Minor and Modal: I-VII-IV-V, I-bVII-IV,
Tritone Substitution: I-bV7-IV7, ii-bII-I
Andalusian cadence: iv-III-bII-I
Backdoor progression: ii-bVII7-I
Modes of major scale
I Ionian mode 12345671 (associated with x Major 7 chord)
ii Dorian mode 1 2 3♭ 4 5 6 7♭ 1 (associated with x-6 or x-7 13)
iii Phrygian mode 1 2♭ 3♭ 4 5 6♭ 7♭ 1 (associated with xsus4 ♭9)
IV Lydian mode 1 2 3 4♯ 5 6 7 1 (associated with x Maj7 ♯11 chord)
V Mixolydian mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7♭ 1 (associated with x7 chord)
vi Aeolian mode 1 2 3♭ 4 5 6♭ 7♭ 1 (associated with x-7 ♭13 chord)
viiø Locrian mode 1 2♭ 3♭ 4 5♭ 6♭ 7♭ 1 (associated with x-7♭5 chord)
Modes of melodic minor scale
i
ascending melodic minor T, 2,♭3, 4, (associated with C- maj7 or C-6
5, 6, 7 chords, functions as a i minor)
II Phrygian ♮6 (or Dorian ♭2) T,♭2,♭3, 4, (associated with D7 sus ♭9
5, 6,♭7 chord, functions as a dominant)
III Lydian augmented (Lydian ♯5) T, 2, (associated with E♭ maj7 +5
3,♯4,♯5, 6, chord, functions as a I+)
7
IV Lydian dominant (also, "Lydian T, 2, 3,♯4, (associated with F7 ♯11 chord,
♭7")(also known as Mixolydian 5, 6,♭7 functions as a dominant not
♯4) going to I)
V Mixolydian ♭6 (or melodic major T, 2, 3, 4, (associated with G7 ♭13 chord,
or simply "fifth mode") 5,♭6,♭7 functions as a dominant)
vi Locrian ♮2 (also known as T, 2,♭3, 4, (associated with A-7 ♭5, which
"half-diminished" scale) ♭5,♭6,♭7 functions as a ii chord in minor)
VII Super Locrian (also "altered T,♭2,♭3, (associated with B7 ♯9 ♭13
dominant scale", or "altered ♭4,♭5,♭6,♭7 chord, functions as a dominant)
scale")
Triad Major List of Chords 1, 3, 5
Δ
Seventh Minor m 1, b3, 5
Diminished dim, o 1, b3, b5
Add Augmented aug, + 1, 3, #5
Suspend Major Seventh M7,maj7,Δ7 1, 3, 5, 7
Extended Minor Seventh m7, min7 1, b3, 5, b7
Altered Dominant Seventh 7, dom7 1, 3, 5, b7
Diminished Seventh o7, dim7 1, b3, b5, bb7
Half Diminished Seventh m7-5, m7b5 1, b3, b5, b7
Minor Major Seventh mM7 1, b3, 5, 7
Augmented Seventh +7, aug7, 7+5, 7#5 1, 3, #5, b7
Augmented Major Seventh M7+5, M7#5
Major/Minor Add Sixth (m)6 1, (b)3, 5, 6
Major/Minor Add Ninth (m)2, (m)add9 1, (b)3, 5, 2
Major/Minor Add Fourth (m)4, (m)add11 1, (b)3, 5, 4
Major/Minor Six-ninth (m)6/9 1,(b)3, 5, 2, 6
Suspend Second sus2
Suspend Fourth sus4 1, 2, 5
Dominant Seventh Sus 4 7sus4 1, 4, 5
Major/Minor 9,11,13 (m/M)9, 11, 13 1, 3, 5, b7, 4
Dominant 9, 11, 13 1, (b)3, 5, (b)7, 2, 4, 6
Seventh flat ninth 7-9, 7b9 1, 3, 5, b7, 2, 4, 6
Seventh sharp ninth 7+9, 7#9 1, 3, 5, b7, b2
Seventh augmented eleventh 7+11, 7#11 1, 3, 5, b7, #2
Seventh flat thirteenth 7-13, 7b13 1, 3, 5, b7, #4
1, 3, 5, b7, b6
Major Diatonic
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
C Dm Em F G Am Bo
G Am Bm C D Em #Fo
D Em #Fm G A Bm #Co
A Bm #Cm D E #Fm #Go
E #Fm #Gm A B #Cm #Do
F Gm Am bB C Dm Eo
Bb Cm Dm Eb F Gm Ao
Eb Fm Gm Ab Bb Cm Do
Ab Bb Cm Db Eb Fm Go
2 Minor Diatonic 6 7
1 Bo 345 F G
Am #Fo C D
Em #Co C Dm Em G A
Bm #Go D E
#Fm #Do G Am Bm A B
#Cm Eo bB C
Dm Ao D Em #Fm Eb F
Gm Do Ab Bb
Cm Go A Bm #Cm Db Eb
Fm
E #Fm #Gm
F Gm Am
Bb Cm Dm
Eb Fm Gm
Ab Bbm Cm