Jazz
Jazz Surprise (Imaj7–♭VImaj7–IIm7–V7) Chord Progression
Jazz progression with surprising development.
- surprise
- surprise
- modal
Roman numerals
- Imaj7
- ♭VImaj7
- IIm7
- 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
Cmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Dm7 – G7
Key of G
Gmaj7 – D#maj7 – Am7 – D7
Key of D
Dmaj7 – A#maj7 – Em7 – A7