World Chord Progressions

27 World chord progressions. Pick one to see the chords by key, listen to it and download the MIDI.

• Flamenco Progression

  VIm – V – IV – III

  Key of C: Am – G – F – E

  Passionate Spanish flamenco progression. Am-G-F-E pattern.

• Irish Progression

  I – V – VIm – IV

  Key of C: C – G – Am – F

  Simple Irish folk-style progression.

• Afrobeat Progression

  I – IV – I – V

  Key of C: C – F – C – G

  Groovy African rhythm progression.

• Middle Eastern Progression

  Im – IV – V – Im

  Key of C: Cm – F – G – Cm

  Middle Eastern-style progression using harmonic minor.

• Arabic Progression

  VIm – ♭VI – ♭VII – I

  Key of C: Am – Ab – Bb – C

  Unique Arabic music progression.

• Gypsy Progression

  Im – ♭VII – ♭VI – V

  Key of C: Cm – Bb – Ab – G

  Passionate Gypsy jazz/Roma music progression.

• Bulgarian Progression

  I – ♭III – IV – I

  Key of C: C – Eb – F – C

  Unique Eastern European/Bulgarian music progression.

• Mediterranean Progression

  Im – IV – ♭VII – V

  Key of C: Cm – F – Bb – G

  Progression found in Mediterranean coastal music.

• Celtic Progression

  I – ♭VII – IV – I

  Key of C: C – Bb – F – C

  Irish-style I-♭VII-IV-I progression.

• Reggae Basic Progression

  VIm – V – VIm – V

  Key of C: Am – G – Am – G

  The most common reggae progression used by Bob Marley and others. vi-V pattern.

• Ska Progression

  I – IV – V – IV

  Key of C: C – F – G – F

  Upbeat ska sound. Classic two-tone ska progression.

• Phrygian Flamenco Progression

  Im – ♭II – ♭III – ♭II

  Key of C: Cm – Db – Eb – Db

  Phrygian dominant Im-♭II-♭III-♭II.

• Celtic Dorian Progression

  Im – IV – Im – ♭VII

  Key of C: Cm – F – Cm – Bb

  Celtic folk Im-IV-Im-♭VII.

• Jig Progression

  I – V – I – IV

  Key of C: C – G – C – F

  Irish dance I-V-I-IV.

• Raga Style Progression

  Im – Im – IV – Im

  Key of C: Cm – Cm – F – Cm

  Indian classical drone Im-IV.

• Soukous Progression

  I – V – IV – I

  Key of C: C – G – F – C

  Congolese dance I-V-IV-I.

• Calypso Progression

  I – IV – V – I

  Key of C: C – F – G – C

  Trinidad calypso I-IV-V-I.

• Klezmer Progression

  Im – V7 – Im – ♭II

  Key of C: Cm – G7 – Cm – Db

  Im-V7-Im-♭II. Passionate Eastern European Jewish music.

• Gamelan Style Progression

  I – ♭III – I – ♭VII

  Key of C: C – Eb – C – Bb

  I-♭III-I-♭VII. Indonesian gamelan pentatonic style.

• Balkan Brass Progression

  Im – IV – V – Im

  Key of C: Cm – F – G – Cm

  Im-IV-V-Im. Balkan brass band style.

• Chinese Pentatonic Progression

  I – IIm – IV – V

  Key of C: C – Dm – F – G

  I-IIm-IV-V. Chinese traditional pentatonic music.

• Samba de Roda Progression

  I – IIm7 – V7 – I

  Key of C: C – Dm7 – G7 – C

  I-IIm7-V7-I. Bahian Samba de Roda.

• Fado Progression

  Im – V7 – ♭VII – ♭VI

  Key of C: Cm – G7 – Bb – Ab

  Im-V7-Im-♭VII-♭VI-V. Portuguese melancholic fado.

• Huayno Progression

  Im – ♭VII – Im – V

  Key of C: Cm – Bb – Cm – G

  Im-♭VII-Im-V. Andean huayno.

• Highlife Progression

  I – IV – V – IV

  Key of C: C – F – G – F

  I-IV-V-IV. Ghanaian highlife dance.

• Maqam Hijaz Progression

  Im – ♭II – ♭III – IV

  Key of C: Cm – Db – Eb – F

  Im-♭II-♭III-IV. Arabic Hijaz maqam.

• Turkish 9/8 Progression

  Im – ♭VII – ♭VI – Im

  Key of C: Cm – Bb – Ab – Cm

  Im-♭VII-♭VI-Im. Turkish odd meter rhythm.