R&B and Soul chord progressions

Smooth, soulful progressions with frequent secondary dominants and extensions.

R&B and Soul progressions in every key

These are the most common progressions used in R&B and Soul. Each link opens a dedicated page with chords, audio playback and analysis.

I–vi–IV–V · C major

C – Am – F – G

I–vi–IV–V · C♯ major

C♯ – A♯m – F♯ – G♯

I–vi–IV–V · D major

D – Bm – G – A

I–vi–IV–V · E♭ major

E♭ – Cm – A♭ – B♭

I–vi–IV–V · E major

E – C♯m – A – B

I–vi–IV–V · F major

F – Dm – B♭ – C

I–vi–IV–V · F♯ major

F♯ – D♯m – B – C♯

I–vi–IV–V · G major

G – Em – C – D

I–vi–IV–V · A♭ major

A♭ – Fm – D♭ – E♭

I–vi–IV–V · A major

A – F♯m – D – E

I–vi–IV–V · B♭ major

B♭ – Gm – E♭ – F

I–vi–IV–V · B major

B – G♯m – E – F♯

i–VI–iv–V · C minor

Cm – G♯ – Fm – Gm

i–VI–iv–V · C♯ minor

C♯m – A – F♯m – G♯m

i–VI–iv–V · D minor

Dm – A♯ – Gm – Am

i–VI–iv–V · E♭ minor

E♭m – B – A♭m – B♭m

i–VI–iv–V · E minor

Em – C – Am – Bm

i–VI–iv–V · F minor

Fm – D♭ – B♭m – Cm

i–VI–iv–V · F♯ minor

F♯m – D – Bm – C♯m

i–VI–iv–V · G minor

Gm – D♯ – Cm – Dm

i–VI–iv–V · A♭ minor

A♭m – E – D♭m – E♭m

i–VI–iv–V · A minor

Am – F – Dm – Em

i–VI–iv–V · B♭ minor

B♭m – G♭ – E♭m – Fm

i–VI–iv–V · B minor

Bm – G – Em – F♯m