J-POP

Descending Progression (IVmaj7–IIIm7–IIm7–Imaj7) Chord Progression

Beautiful smoothly descending progression.

  • descending
  • beautiful
  • smooth

Roman numerals

  1. IVmaj7
  2. IIIm7
  3. IIm7
  4. Imaj7

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

Fmaj7 – Em7 – Dm7 – Cmaj7

Key of G

Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Gmaj7

Key of D

Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Em7 – Dmaj7

All J-POP chord progressions