PROGRESSIONS


Progression in terms of chord formation
There are several common progressions which are going to be useful at beginners, intermediate, and advanced level.
This progressions include
I – IV
I – V
I – IV – V
I – IV – 1 – V
I – vi – IV – V or I – vi – ii – V
I – iii – vi – IV – V or I – iii – vi – ii – V
I – IV –V – IV – V – 1
Exceptional cases (chords substitutions) include

ii – vi – I – V
ii – IV – I – V
vi – IV – I –V
vi – I – ii – IV
ii – IV – vi – V.
Cycle progression
ii – V – I  
ANALYSIS TO THESE CHORD PROGRESSION
Progressions With 2 Chords
I – IV –                                             C/F
I – V –                                              C/G
Progressions With 3 Chords
I – IV – V –                                     C/F/G
I – IV – V7 –                                   C/F/G7
I – ii – IV –                                     C/Dm/F
I – iii – IV –                                    C/Em/G
ii – V – I –                                       Dm/G/C
Progressions With 4 Chords
I – IV – I – V –                  C/F/C/G
I – IV – I – V7 –                C/F/C/G7
I – IV – V – I –                  C/F/G/C
I – IV – V – IV –               C/F/G/F
I – V – IV – V –                 C/G/F/G
I – V – vi – IV –                C/G/Am/F
I – vi – V – IV –                C/Am/G/F
I – vi – IV – V –                C/Am/F/G
I – vi – ii – V –                   C/Am/Dm/G
I – vi – ii – V7 –                 C/Am/Em/G7
I – vi – iii – IV –                C/Am/Em/F
I – iii – vi – IV –                C/Em/Am/F
IV – I – IV – V –               F/C/F/G
vi – IV – I – V –                Am/F/C/G
I – VI – IV – V –                C/A/F/G
ii – V – I – vi –                   Dm/G/C/Am
Progressions With 5 Chords
I – vi – ii – IV – V7 –                                          C/Am/Dm/F/G7

I – vi – ii – V7 – ii –                                            C/Am/Dm/G7/Dm

I – ii – iii – IV – V –                                            C/Dm/Em/F/G

I – ii – vi – V – I –                                               C/Dm/Am/G/C

I – vi – ii – V – I –                                               C/Am/Dm/G/C

I – iii – vi – V – I –                                              C/Em/Am/G/C

Progressions With 6/7/8 Chords

I – IV – I – V7 – IV – I –                                    C/F/C/G7/F/C

vii – iii – vi – ii – V – I – IV –                            Bm7b5/Em/Am/Dm/G/C/F

I – IV – I – V7 – IV – I – vi – V –                      C/F/C/G7/F/C/Am/G

Progressions With Flattened (b) Chords

I – vib – IV –                                                       C/Abm/F

I – iii – IV – vib –                                               C/Em/F/Abm

I – iii – viib – IV –                                              C/Em/Abm/F

I – viib – IV – V –                                               C/Abm/F/G

Natural Minor Chord Progressions

i – VI – VII –                                                       Am7/Fmaj7/G7

i – iv – VII –                                                        Am7/Dm7/G7

i – iv – v –                                                            Am7/Dm7/Em7

i – VI – III – VII –                                               Am7/Fmaj7/Cmaj7/G7

ii – v – i –                                                            Bm7b5/Em7/Am7

Harmonic Minor Chord
Progressions

i – iv – V –                                                         Cm(maj7)/Fm7/G7

ii – V – I –                                                          Dm7b5/G7/Cm(Maj7)

Melodic Minor Chord Progressions

ii – V – i – IV – vii – III - vi  –                            Dm7/G7/Cm(maj7)/F7/Bm7b5/Ebmaj7#5/Am7b5

Modal Chord Progressions

1. (Ionian) I – IV – V – I –                                 Cmaj7/Fmaj7/G7/Cmaj7

2. (Dorian) ii – iii – IV – I – ii –                        Dm7/Em7/Fmaj7/Cmaj7/Dm7

3. (Phrygian) iii – ii – vi – IV – iii –                  Em7/Dm7/Am7/Fmaj7/Em7

4. (Lydian) IV – vi – V – iii – IV –                    Fmaj7/Am7/G7/Em7/Fmaj7

5. (Mixolydian) V – IV – I – V –                       G7/Fmaj7/Cmaj7/G7

6. (Aeolian) vi – V – IV – V – vi –                    Am7/G7/Fmaj7/G7/Am7

Diatonic Progression Cycles

(2nds) I – II – III – IV -V -VI -VII – I –            C/Dm/Em/F/G/Am/Bm7b5/C

(7ths) I – VII – VI -V -IV -III -II – I –               C/Bm7b5/Am/G/F/Em/Dm/C

(3rds) I – III – V – VII – II – IV – VI – I –       C/Em/G/Bm7b5/Dm/F/Am/C

(6ths) I – VI – IV – II – VII – V – III – I –        C/Am/F/Dm/Bm7b5/G/Em/C

(4ths) I – IV – VII – III – VI – II – V – I –        C/F/Bm7b5/Em/Am/Dm/G/C

(5ths) I – V – II – VI – III – VII – IV – I –        C/G/Dm/F/Em/Bm7b5/F/C

You can practice this chord progression in 2 counts, 3 counts, 4 counts


Thanks I hope this helps. 

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