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

  1. Imaj7
  2. IIm7
  3. V7
  4. Imaj7
  5. IVmaj7
  6. 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

All Jazz chord progressions