iiVI

Jazz · F# / G♭

ii-V-I in F#

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 F# ii-V-I

iiG#m
VC#
IF#

Hear ii-V-I in F#

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 F#

I-IV-V-IF# – B – C# – F#I-V-vi-IVF# – C# – D#m – BI-vi-IV-VF# – D#m – B – C#12-Bar BluesF# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C#IV-I-V-viB – F# – C# – D#mI-III-IV-VF# – A# – B – C#

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in F#F# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C#I-IV-V-I in F#F# – B – C# – F#ii-IV-I-V in F#G#m – B – F# – C#I-V-vi-IV in F#F# – C# – D#m – B

ii-V-I in F# / G♭

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