Dm11 instead of Dm7 and G9 in place of G7. The first example uses two basic drop 2 chords (Dm7 and Cmaj7 on the II and I degrees and a G7 drop 3 voicing on the V. You can find the ii V I progression with two chords per measure.
Which makes in the key of C major Dm7 (II), G7 (V) and Cmaj7 (I), three four-note chords built by stacking thirds. It is obvious that the first chord progression to master is the major II-V-I sequence (A.K.A 2 5 1). It is the most used chord progression found in jazz music. The II-V-I cadence contain three basic chords built from the first (I), second (II) and fifth (V) degree of the major scale.Įach degree corresponds to a chord, it means that we will play a minor seventh chord on the degree II, a dominant seventh chord on the degree V and a major seventh chord on the degree I. Jazz chord progression # 1 | ii - V7 - I (major) What's the Major ii-V-I Sequence?
