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