iiVI

Jazz · A

ii-V-I in A

The cornerstone of jazz harmony. The ii minor chord leads to the dominant V, which resolves to the tonic I with maximum harmonic momentum.

Chords in A ii-V-I

iiBm
VE
IA

Hear ii-V-I in A

ii-V-I in All 12 Keys

CDm – G – CC#D♭Ebm – Ab – DbDEm – A – DD#E♭Fm – Bb – EbEF#m – B – EFGm – C – FF#G♭G#m – C# – F#GAm – D – GG#A♭Bbm – Eb – AbABm – E – AA#B♭Cm – F – BbBC#m – F# – B

Other Progressions in A

I-IV-V-IA – D – E – AI-V-vi-IVA – E – F#m – DI-vi-IV-VA – F#m – D – E12-Bar BluesA – D – A – E – D – A – EIV-I-V-viD – A – E – F#mI-III-IV-VA – C# – D – E

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in AA – D – A – E – D – A – EI-IV-V-I in AA – D – E – Aii-IV-I-V in ABm – D – A – EI-V-vi-IV in AA – E – F#m – D

ii-V-I in A

The ii-V-I progression in the key of A uses the chords Bm, E, A. These correspond to the ii, V, I degrees of the A major scale.

The cornerstone of jazz harmony. The ii minor chord leads to the dominant V, which resolves to the tonic I with maximum harmonic momentum. In A, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the A root — common in jazz. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.