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Jazz / Soul / R&B · D

ii-IV-I-V in D

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 D ii-IV-I-V

iiEm
IVG
ID
VA

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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 D

I-IV-V-ID – G – A – DI-V-vi-IVD – A – Bm – Gii-V-IEm – A – DI-vi-IV-VD – Bm – G – A12-Bar BluesD – G – D – A – G – D – AIV-I-V-viG – D – A – Bm

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in DD – G – D – A – G – D – AI-IV-V-I in DD – G – A – DI-V-vi-IV in DD – A – Bm – Gii-V-I in DEm – A – D

ii-IV-I-V in D

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