Jazz
Take Five Progression (Im7–♭VIImaj7–Im7–♭VIImaj7) Chord Progression
Dave Brubeck's classic. Characterized by 5/4 time signature and modal progression.
- jazz
- 5/4-time
- modal
Roman numerals
- Im7
- ♭VIImaj7
- Im7
- ♭VIImaj7
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
Cm7 – Bbmaj7 – Cm7 – Bbmaj7
Key of G
Gm7 – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – Fmaj7
Key of D
Dm7 – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – Cmaj7