iiIVIV

Jazz / Soul / R&B · B

ii-IV-I-V in B

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 B ii-IV-I-V

iiC#m
IVE
IB
VF#

Hear ii-IV-I-V in B

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 B

I-IV-V-IB – E – F# – BI-V-vi-IVB – F# – G#m – Eii-V-IC#m – F# – BI-vi-IV-VB – G#m – E – F#12-Bar BluesB – E – B – F# – E – B – F#IV-I-V-viE – B – F# – G#m

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in BB – E – B – F# – E – B – F#I-IV-V-I in BB – E – F# – BI-V-vi-IV in BB – F# – G#m – Eii-V-I in BC#m – F# – B

ii-IV-I-V in B

The ii-IV-I-V progression in the key of B uses the chords C#m, E, B, F#. These correspond to the ii, IV, I, V degrees of the B 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 B, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the B root — common in jazz / soul / r&b. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.