A Progression Map for Minor Keys

iiº viiº #ivº7

2 vim7b5

II
iiº7
V
7,b9,b13,sus
7,b9

V bIII+ ibm3 Vm7b5

7,b9 bviim7b5
º7

ivm bIII
iiiº7 bVI
Vº7 b6 7,9,b9
m7b5 m6/b6,
6,M7
I ivm
bII
im/b3
m7/b6

7,b9
4
m6,m7,
m9

vim7b5
#ivº7
iiº vii
2
º

II
7,b9 V bVI7
7,b9,b13,sus ivm7
bVI
im/5
#ivº7

im
bVII
9

ivm/1 + = aug, º = dim, º7 = dim7

2,sus V/1 Chords in italics have been respelled:
bVI7 = bVI(aug6)

Suggestions for Use

1 - Begin with the blue boxes. Start at i. Jump to another blue area. Follow the arrows back toward i. (Example: i-iv-V-i)
2 - Start with any blue box. Create a 3 or 4-chord progression by following the arrows. (Examples: iiº-V-i or VI-iv-iiº-V)
3 - You may jump to a green location at any time. When you do, there is a tendency to follow the arrows back toward the blue locations.
4 - If two locations have the same name, you may switch from one to the other. This gives more options for choosing the next chord.
5 - The arrows point to the entire location, not just the left or right option, but some options may work better than others. The arrows
indicate strong, natural-sounding progressions. For interest, sometimes go opposite the direction of the arrows.

The expression X/Y indicates chord X with scale note Y in the bass.

Copyright 2018 Stephen Mugglin

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