iiIVIV

Jazz / Soul / R&B · C

ii-IV-I-V in C

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 C ii-IV-I-V

iiDm
IVF
IC
VG

Hear ii-IV-I-V in C

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 C

I-IV-V-IC – F – G – CI-V-vi-IVC – G – Am – Fii-V-IDm – G – CI-vi-IV-VC – Am – F – G12-Bar BluesC – F – C – G – F – C – GIV-I-V-viF – C – G – Am

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in CC – F – C – G – F – C – GI-IV-V-I in CC – F – G – CI-V-vi-IV in CC – G – Am – Fii-V-I in CDm – G – C

ii-IV-I-V in C

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