Jazz

Passing Diminished Progression (Imaj7–♯Idim7–IIm7–♯IIdim7) Chord Progression

Imaj7-♯Idim7-IIm7-♯IIdim7. Chromatic passing diminished 7ths.

  • jazz
  • diminished
  • chromatic
  • rhythm-changes

Roman numerals

  1. Imaj7
  2. ♯Idim7
  3. IIm7
  4. ♯IIdim7

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

Cmaj7 – Dbdim7 – Dm7 – Ebdim7

Key of G

Gmaj7 – G#dim7 – Am7 – A#dim7

Key of D

Dmaj7 – D#dim7 – Em7 – Fdim7

All Jazz chord progressions