iiVI

Jazz · B

ii-V-I in B

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 B ii-V-I

iiC#m
VF#
IB

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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 B

I-IV-V-IB – E – F# – BI-V-vi-IVB – F# – G#m – EI-vi-IV-VB – G#m – E – F#12-Bar BluesB – E – B – F# – E – B – F#IV-I-V-viE – B – F# – G#mI-III-IV-VB – D# – E – F#

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in BB – E – B – F# – E – B – F#I-IV-V-I in BB – E – F# – Bii-IV-I-V in BC#m – E – B – F#I-V-vi-IV in BB – F# – G#m – E

ii-V-I in B

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