Jazz

Chromatic Descent (IIIm7–♭IIIm7–IIm7–♭IIm7–I) Chord Progression

Chromatically descending jazz progression. iii7-biii7-ii7-bii7-I.

Roman numerals

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

Em7 – Ebm7 – Dm7 – Dbm7 – C

Bm7 – A#m7 – Am7 – G#m7 – G

F#m7 – Fm7 – Em7 – D#m7 – D

More Jazz chord progressions

Imaj7 – ♭VImaj7 – IIm7 – V7

IIm7 – V7 – Imaj7 – Imaj7

Im7 – Im7 – Im7 – Im7

IIm7 – V7 – Imaj7 – IVmaj7

Im7 – IVmaj7 – ♭VIImaj7 – ♭IIImaj7

Imaj7 – IVm7 – ♭VII7 – Imaj7

VIm7 – IIm7 – V7 – Imaj7

Imaj7 – ♭II7 – Imaj7 – IVmaj7

All Jazz chord progressions