iiIVIV

Jazz / Soul / R&B · G# / A♭

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

iiBbm
IVDb
IAb
VEb

Hear ii-IV-I-V in G#

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-IAb – Db – Eb – AbI-V-vi-IVAb – Eb – Fm – Dbii-V-IBbm – Eb – AbI-vi-IV-VAb – Fm – Db – Eb12-Bar BluesAb – Db – Ab – Eb – Db – Ab – EbIV-I-V-viDb – Ab – Eb – Fm

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in G#Ab – Db – Ab – Eb – Db – Ab – EbI-IV-V-I in G#Ab – Db – Eb – AbI-V-vi-IV in G#Ab – Eb – Fm – Dbii-V-I in G#Bbm – Eb – Ab

ii-IV-I-V in G# / A♭

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