Basic Chord Progressions

C^ Progression #1 (I - VI - II - V) Am7 Dm7 G7

F^ Dm7

Progression #2 (Major Cycle) Bm7(b5) Em7 G7 C^

Am7 [C7]

Progression #3 (Blues) C7 F7 Dm7 F7 [F#] G7 C7 C7 C7 [A7] [A7] Dm7 G7

Fm7

Progression #4 (Minor Cycle) Bb7 Eb^

Ab^

Dm7(b5)

G7(b9)

Cm

[or Cm6]

Cm

Progression #5 (Minor Blues)

[C7]

Fm

Cm

[A7]

Dm7(b5)

G7(b9)

Cm

[A7]

Dm7(b5)

G7(b9)

C^

Progression #6 (I - VI7 - II - V) A7 Dm7

G7

Progression #7 (I - VI7 - II7 - V7) C^ A7 D7 G7

C^

Progression #8 (modulating to IV and back) C7 F^ Fm6

C^

D7

Dm7

G7

F#m7(b5)

Progression #9 (Back cycling from # IV) B7(b9) Em7

A7

Dm7

G7

C^

Am7

Am7/G

C^

Progression #10 (tritone subs) Gb7 F^

Fm7

Em7

Eb7

Dm7

Db7

Progression #11 (tritone subs with I-VI-II-V) C^ Bb7 A7 Eb7

D7

Ab7

G7

Db7

C^

Progression #12 (Modal Interchange) Em7 Fm7

Bb7

C^

Eb^

Ab^

Db^

C^ Em7

Progression #13 (Diminished passing chords) C# Dm7 D# F^ F# G7

C^ Em7

Progression #14 (Diminished reharmonization) Em7(b5) A7(b9) Dm7 F#m7(b5) B7(b9) F^ Am7(b5) D7 G7

Progression #15 (chromatic basslines) C^ Em7 A7 Bm7(b5) Dm7 E7(b9) G7 Am7 C^ Am7/G Eb F#m7(b5) Dm7 Fm7 G7

Cm F^ Eb^

Progression #16 (Solar by Miles Davis) Gm7 Fm7 Ebm7 Ab7 Db^

C7 Bb7 Dm7(b5) G7(b9)