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Half Step Descending Progression (I–VIIdim–♭VII–VIm) Chord Progression

I-VII-♭VII-VI. Beatles-style chromatic descent.

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Roman numerals

I
VIIdim
♭VII
VIm

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

C – Bdim – Bb – Am

Key of G

G – F#dim – F – Em

Key of D

D – C#dim – C – Bm

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IIIm7 – V – II – VI
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I – V – VIm – IV
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I – ♭III – ♭VI – ♭VII
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Im – ♭VII – ♭VI – ♭VII
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I – ♭VII – IV – I
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I – III – IV – IVm
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