iiVI

Jazz · D# / E♭

ii-V-I in D#

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 D# ii-V-I

iiFm
VBb
IEb

Hear ii-V-I in D#

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 D#

I-IV-V-IEb – Ab – Bb – EbI-V-vi-IVEb – Bb – Cm – AbI-vi-IV-VEb – Cm – Ab – Bb12-Bar BluesEb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – BbIV-I-V-viAb – Eb – Bb – CmI-III-IV-VEb – G – Ab – Bb

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in D#Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – BbI-IV-V-I in D#Eb – Ab – Bb – Ebii-IV-I-V in D#Fm – Ab – Eb – BbI-V-vi-IV in D#Eb – Bb – Cm – Ab

ii-V-I in D# / E♭

The ii-V-I progression in the key of D# uses the chords Fm, Bb, Eb. These correspond to the ii, V, I degrees of the D# 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 D#, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the D# root — also written as E♭ — common in jazz. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.