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Funk Chromatic Descent (I7–♭VII7–♭VI7–V7) Chord Progression

Funk progression descending by half steps.

  • chromatic
  • descending
  • dominant

Roman numerals

  1. I7
  2. ♭VII7
  3. ♭VI7
  4. V7

Roman numerals give each chord’s position relative to the key’s tonic, so the progression sounds the same in any key.

Chords by key

Key of C

C7 – Bb7 – Ab7 – G7

Key of G

G7 – F7 – D#7 – D7

Key of D

D7 – C7 – A#7 – A7

All Funk chord progressions