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Chinese Pentatonic Progression (I–IIm–IV–V) Chord Progression

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

  • Chinese
  • pentatonic
  • traditional
  • Asian

Roman numerals

  1. I
  2. IIm
  3. IV
  4. V

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 – Dm – F – G

Key of G

G – Am – C – D

Key of D

D – Em – G – A

All World chord progressions