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Secondary Dominant Chain (III7–VI7–II7–V7) Chord Progression

III7-VI7-II7-V7. Chain of secondary dominants creating tension.

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Roman numerals

III7
VI7
II7
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

E7 – A7 – D7 – G7

Key of G

B7 – E7 – A7 – D7

Key of D

F#7 – B7 – E7 – A7

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Tadd Dameron Turnaround
Imaj7 – ♭VIImaj7 – ♭VImaj7 – V7
Tritone Sub Turnaround
IIIm7 – ♭III7 – IIm7 – ♭II7
Minor Blues Changes
Im7 – IVm7 – ♭VImaj7 – V7
Stella by Starlight Bridge
IVm7 – ♭VII7 – ♭IIImaj7 – ♭VI7
Passing Diminished Progression
Imaj7 – ♯Idim7 – IIm7 – ♯IIdim7
Lydian Chromatic Progression
Imaj7♯11 – ♭IImaj7♯11 – Imaj7♯11 – Imaj7♯11
Countdown Progression
IIm7 – ♭II7 – ♭VImaj7 – IV7
II-V-I Progression
IIm7 – V7 – Imaj7

All Jazz chord progressions