[List of chord progressions - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chord_progressions) | | | | | |---|---|---|---| |[50s progression](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50s_progression "50s progression")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:50s_progression_in_C.png)<br><br>I–vi–IV–V|4|Major| |[I–V–vi–IV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%E2%80%93V%E2%80%93vi%E2%80%93IV_progression "I–V–vi–IV progression")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:I-V-vi-IV_chord_progression_in_C.png)<br><br>I–V–vi–IV chord progression in C|4|Major| |[I–IV–♭VII–IV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%E2%80%93V%E2%80%93vi%E2%80%93IV_progression#I%E2%80%93V%E2%80%93%E2%99%ADVII%E2%80%93IV "I–V–vi–IV progression")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:I-IV-bVII-IV_chord_progression.png)<br><br>I–IV–♭VII–IV.|3|Mix.| |ii–V–I with tritone substitution <br>(♭II7 instead of V7)|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tritone_substitution_ii-subV-I.png)<br><br>ii–♭II[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:7_rightside_up.png "7")–I|3|Major| |[♭III+](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented_chord "Augmented chord") as dominant <br>substitute|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BIII%2B_as_dominant_substitute.png)<br><br>ii–♭III+–I|3|Mix.| |[viio7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminished_seventh_chord "Diminished seventh chord")/V–V–I<br><br>(common in ragtime)|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Viio7_of_V-V-I_chord_progression.png)<br><br>viio7/V–V–I|3|Major| |[Andalusian cadence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andalusian_cadence "Andalusian cadence")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Phrygian_Andalusian_cadence.png)<br><br>iv–III–♭II–I|4|PD| |[Backdoor progression](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdoor_progression "Backdoor progression") <br>(front door is V7)|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Backdoor_progression_in_C.png)<br><br>ii–♭VII[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:7_rightside_up.png "7") I|3|Major| |[Bird changes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_changes "Bird changes")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bird_Blues_in_Bb.png)<br><br>I viiø–III7 vi–II7 v–I7, IV7 iv–♭VII7 iii–VI7 ♭iii–♭VI7, ii V7 I–VI7 ii–V|20|Major| |[Chromatic descending <br>5–6 sequence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%E2%80%93V%E2%80%93vi%E2%80%93IV_progression#I-V-%E2%99%ADVII-IV "I–V–vi–IV progression")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chromatic_descending_5-6_sequence.png)<br><br>I–V–♭VII–IV|4|Mix.| |[Circle progression](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_progression "Circle progression")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vi-ii-V-I_in_C.png)<br><br>vi–ii–V–I|4|Major| |[Coltrane changes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coltrane_changes "Coltrane changes")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coltrane_changes.png)<br><br>Coltrane changes in C: I–V/♭VI ♭VI–V/III III–V I.|6|Major| |[Eight-bar blues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-bar_blues "Eight-bar blues")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eight-bar_blues_block_chords.png)<br><br>I–V–IV–IV–I–V–I–V|3|Major| |[Folia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folia "Folia")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Later_Folia.png)<br><br>i–V–i–♭VII–♭III–♭VII–i–V–i–V–i–♭VII–♭III–♭VII–i–V–i|4|Minor| |[ii–V–I progression](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ii%E2%80%93V%E2%80%93I_progression "Ii–V–I progression")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ii-V-I_turnaround_in_C.png)<br><br>ii–V–I|3|Major| |[Irregular resolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregular_resolution "Irregular resolution")<br><br>(Type I: Two common tones, two note moves by half step motion)|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Irregular_resolution_I.png)<br><br>V7–III7|2|Major| |[Montgomery–Ward <br>bridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery-Ward_bridge "Montgomery-Ward bridge")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Montgomery-Ward_bridge_in_C.png)<br><br>I–IV–ii–V|4|Major| |[Omnibus progression](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnibus_progression "Omnibus progression")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Omnibus_progression.png)<br><br>Omnibus progression.|?|Major| |[Pachelbel's Canon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachelbel%27s_Canon "Pachelbel's Canon")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pachelbel_Canon_bass_line_(quarter_notes).svg)<br><br>I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–V|5|Major| |[Passamezzo antico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passamezzo_antico "Passamezzo antico")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Passamezzo_antico.png)<br><br>i–VII–i–V–III–VII–i–V–i|4|Minor| |[Passamezzo moderno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passamezzo_moderno "Passamezzo moderno")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gregory_Walker_root_progression.PNG)<br><br>I–IV–I–V–I–IV–I–V–I|3|Major| |[I–V–vi–IV progression](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%E2%80%93V%E2%80%93vi%E2%80%93IV_progression "I–V–vi–IV progression")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:I-V-vi-IV_chord_progression_in_C.png)<br><br>I–V–vi–IV|4|Major| |[Ragtime progression](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragtime_progression "Ragtime progression")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ragtime_progression_in_C.png)<br><br>III7**–**VI7**–**II7**–**V7|5|Major| |[Rhythm changes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_changes "Rhythm changes")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rhythm_changes_in_C.png)<br><br>V/V/V/V–V/V/V–V/V–V–I|15|Major| |[Romanesca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanesca "Romanesca")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Romanesca.png)<br><br>III–VII–i–V–III–VII–i–V–i|3|Major| |[Sixteen-bar blues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteen-bar_blues "Sixteen-bar blues")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sixteen-bar_blues_block_chords_tonic_in_C.png)<br><br>I–I–I–I–I–I–I–I–IV–IV–I–I–V–IV–I–I|3|Major| |[Stomp progression](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomp_progression "Stomp progression")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stomp_progression_block_chords_in_C.png)<br><br>IV7–#ivdim7–I7/5–I7–IV7–#ivdim7–I7/5–I7–IV7–#ivdim7–I7/5–V7/V/V–V7/V–V7–I7|6|Major| |[Twelve-bar blues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-bar_blues "Twelve-bar blues")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twelve_bar_blues_in_C.png)<br><br>I–I–I–I–IV–IV–I–I–V–IV–I–I|3|Major| |[I−vi−ii−V](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%E2%88%92vi%E2%88%92ii%E2%88%92V "I−vi−ii−V")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:I-vi-ii-V_turnaround_in_C.png)<br><br>I–vi–ii–V|4|Major| |[♭VII–V7 cadence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E2%99%ADVII%E2%80%93V7_cadence "♭VII–V7 cadence")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BVII-V7_cadence_in_C.png)<br><br>♭VII–V[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:7_rightside_up.png "7")–I|2–3|Mix.| |[V–IV–I turnaround](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%E2%80%93IV%E2%80%93I_turnaround "V–IV–I turnaround")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:V-IV-I_turnaround_in_C.png)<br><br>V–IV–I|3|Major| |I–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:I_bVII_bVI_bVII_in_C.png)<br><br>I–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII|3|Minor| |[IV△7–V7–iii7–vi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IV%E2%96%B37%E2%80%93V7%E2%80%93iii7%E2%80%93vi_progression "IV△7–V7–iii7–vi progression")|[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IV%CE%947-V7-iii7-vi_chord_progression_in_C.png)<br><br>IV△7–V7–iii7–vi in C|4|Major|