iiIVIV

Jazz / Soul / R&B · G

ii-IV-I-V in G

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 G ii-IV-I-V

iiAm
IVC
IG
VD

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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 G

I-IV-V-IG – C – D – GI-V-vi-IVG – D – Em – Cii-V-IAm – D – GI-vi-IV-VG – Em – C – D12-Bar BluesG – C – G – D – C – G – DIV-I-V-viC – G – D – Em

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in GG – C – G – D – C – G – DI-IV-V-I in GG – C – D – GI-V-vi-IV in GG – D – Em – Cii-V-I in GAm – D – G

ii-IV-I-V in G

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