Jazz, Blues & R&B Chord Progressions

Essential jazz, blues & r&b progressions and turnarounds, with playable voicings for guitar, piano and ukulele.

Progressions

• II, V, I — Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7
• I, vi, ii, V (Diatonic Turnaround) — Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7 G7
• I VI7 II V — Cmaj7 A7 Dm7 G7
• Minor ii, V, i — Dm7b5 G7 Cm7 Cm7
• III7, VI7, II7, V7 (Secondary Dominant Turnaround) — E7 A7 D7 G7
• I, III7, II, bII7 (Tritone Sub) — Cmaj7 Eb7 Dm7 Db7
• I, bIII, bVI, bII (Dameron Turnaround) — Cmaj7 Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj7
• I, bVI, III, I (Coltrane Changes) — Cmaj7 Eb7 Abmaj7 B7 Emaj7 G7 Cmaj7
• 12-Bar Blues — E7 A7 E7 E7 A7 A7 E7 ...
• Advanced Neo-Soul — Fm9 Galt C11 Bbm7 Eb7b9 Abmaj9 Dm11 ...
• K-Pop R&B — Fmaj7 E7 Am7 C7
• Minor Swing — Am6 Dm6 E7 Am6
• Neo-Soul — Cm9 Fm9 Bb13 G7#5