iiVI

Jazz · G# / A♭

ii-V-I in G#

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 G# ii-V-I

iiBbm
VEb
IAb

Hear ii-V-I in G#

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 G#

I-IV-V-IAb – Db – Eb – AbI-V-vi-IVAb – Eb – Fm – DbI-vi-IV-VAb – Fm – Db – Eb12-Bar BluesAb – Db – Ab – Eb – Db – Ab – EbIV-I-V-viDb – Ab – Eb – FmI-III-IV-VAb – C – Db – Eb

Related Progressions

12-Bar Blues in G#Ab – Db – Ab – Eb – Db – Ab – EbI-IV-V-I in G#Ab – Db – Eb – Abii-IV-I-V in G#Bbm – Db – Ab – EbI-V-vi-IV in G#Ab – Eb – Fm – Db

ii-V-I in G# / A♭

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