Metal

Doom Slow Progression (Im–♭VI–♭VII–Im) Chord Progression

Slow heavy progression derived from Black Sabbath.

  • doom
  • Black-Sabbath
  • slow

Roman numerals

  1. Im
  2. ♭VI
  3. ♭VII
  4. Im

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 – Ab – Bb – Cm

Key of G

Gm – D# – F – Gm

Key of D

Dm – A# – C – Dm

All Metal chord progressions