iiIVIV

Jazz / Soul / R&B · E

ii-IV-I-V in E

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 E ii-IV-I-V

iiF#m
IVA
IE
VB

Hear ii-IV-I-V in E

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 E

I-IV-V-IE – A – B – EI-V-vi-IVE – B – C#m – Aii-V-IF#m – B – EI-vi-IV-VE – C#m – A – B12-Bar BluesE – A – E – B – A – E – BIV-I-V-viA – E – B – C#m

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in EE – A – E – B – A – E – BI-IV-V-I in EE – A – B – EI-V-vi-IV in EE – B – C#m – Aii-V-I in EF#m – B – E

ii-IV-I-V in E

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