iiVI

Jazz · A# / B♭

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

iiCm
VF
IBb

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-IBb – Eb – F – BbI-V-vi-IVBb – F – Gm – EbI-vi-IV-VBb – Gm – Eb – F12-Bar BluesBb – Eb – Bb – F – Eb – Bb – FIV-I-V-viEb – Bb – F – GmI-III-IV-VBb – D – Eb – F

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in A#Bb – Eb – Bb – F – Eb – Bb – FI-IV-V-I in A#Bb – Eb – F – Bbii-IV-I-V in A#Cm – Eb – Bb – FI-V-vi-IV in A#Bb – F – Gm – Eb

ii-V-I in A# / B♭

The ii-V-I progression in the key of A# uses the chords Cm, F, Bb. 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 — also written as B♭ — common in jazz. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.