Jazz
Corcovado (Quiet Nights) Progression (Imaj7–IIm7–V7–Imaj7–IVmaj7–IIIm7) Chord Progression
Jobim's 'Corcovado'. A quiet and beautiful bossa nova ballad.
- bossa-nova
- ballad
- Brazilian
Roman numerals
- Imaj7
- IIm7
- V7
- Imaj7
- IVmaj7
- IIIm7
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 – Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em7
Key of G
Gmaj7 – Am7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7
Key of D
Dmaj7 – Em7 – A7 – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7