iiIVIV

Jazz / Soul / R&B · C# / D♭

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

iiEbm
IVGb
IDb
VAb

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-IDb – Gb – Ab – DbI-V-vi-IVDb – Ab – Bbm – Gbii-V-IEbm – Ab – DbI-vi-IV-VDb – Bbm – Gb – Ab12-Bar BluesDb – Gb – Db – Ab – Gb – Db – AbIV-I-V-viGb – Db – Ab – Bbm

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in C#Db – Gb – Db – Ab – Gb – Db – AbI-IV-V-I in C#Db – Gb – Ab – DbI-V-vi-IV in C#Db – Ab – Bbm – Gbii-V-I in C#Ebm – Ab – Db

ii-IV-I-V in C# / D♭

The ii-IV-I-V progression in the key of C# uses the chords Ebm, Gb, Db, Ab. 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 — also written as D♭ — common in jazz / soul / r&b. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.