iiIVIV

Jazz / Soul / R&B · A

ii-IV-I-V in A

A sophisticated jazz-influenced progression starting on the ii minor. Common in soul, R&B, and smooth jazz for its warm, flowing harmonic movement.

Chords in A ii-IV-I-V

iiBm
IVD
IA
VE

Hear ii-IV-I-V in A

ii-IV-I-V in All 12 Keys

CDm – F – C – GC#D♭Ebm – Gb – Db – AbDEm – G – D – AD#E♭Fm – Ab – Eb – BbEF#m – A – E – BFGm – Bb – F – CF#G♭G#m – B – F# – C#GAm – C – G – DG#A♭Bbm – Db – Ab – EbABm – D – A – EA#B♭Cm – Eb – Bb – FBC#m – E – B – F#

Other Progressions in A

I-IV-V-IA – D – E – AI-V-vi-IVA – E – F#m – Dii-V-IBm – E – AI-vi-IV-VA – F#m – D – E12-Bar BluesA – D – A – E – D – A – EIV-I-V-viD – A – E – F#m

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in AA – D – A – E – D – A – EI-IV-V-I in AA – D – E – AI-V-vi-IV in AA – E – F#m – Dii-V-I in ABm – E – A

ii-IV-I-V in A

The ii-IV-I-V progression in the key of A uses the chords Bm, D, A, E. These correspond to the ii, IV, I, V degrees of the A major scale.

A sophisticated jazz-influenced progression starting on the ii minor. Common in soul, R&B, and smooth jazz for its warm, flowing harmonic movement. In A, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the A root — common in jazz / soul / r&b. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.