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Djent Progression (Im–♭II–Im–♭III) Chord Progression

Polyrhythmic modern metal from Meshuggah.

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Roman numerals

Im
♭II
Im
♭III

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

Cm – Db – Cm – Eb

Key of G

Gm – G# – Gm – A#

Key of D

Dm – D# – Dm – F

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Power Chord Basic Progression
I – IV – V – I
Thrash Gallop Progression
Im – ♭II – Im – ♭VII
Phrygian Riff Progression
Im – ♭II – Im – ♭II
Doom Slow Progression
Im – ♭VI – ♭VII – Im
Tritone Progression
I – ♭V – I – ♭V
Prog Metal sus2 Progression
Imsus4 – ♭VIsus4 – IVmsus4 – Vsus4
Chromatic Descent Riff
I – ♭VII – ♭VI – V
Death Metal Modal Progression
Im – ♭II – ♭V – Im

All Metal chord progressions