iiIVIV

Jazz / Soul / R&B · D# / E♭

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

iiFm
IVAb
IEb
VBb

Hear ii-IV-I-V in D#

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-IEb – Ab – Bb – EbI-V-vi-IVEb – Bb – Cm – Abii-V-IFm – Bb – EbI-vi-IV-VEb – Cm – Ab – Bb12-Bar BluesEb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – BbIV-I-V-viAb – Eb – Bb – Cm

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in D#Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – BbI-IV-V-I in D#Eb – Ab – Bb – EbI-V-vi-IV in D#Eb – Bb – Cm – Abii-V-I in D#Fm – Bb – Eb

ii-IV-I-V in D# / E♭

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