Jazz chord progressions – lesson 10

The tenth jazz lesson will again focus on the vi - ii - V - I progression, but now expanding it into a longer progressions that finally returns back to the vi chord. F major can be seen as the key here.

Progression:
Dm7 | Gm11 | C11 | Fmaj9
Bbmaj13 | Em7b5 | A13 | Dm7

1st bar | 2nd bar | 3rd bar | 4th bar etc

Repeats: 3 times
BPM: 80
Time signature: 4/4


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Chord diagrams

Notice that A13 is an inversion with G in the bass and the root on the second string.

Dm7

  • Dm7 chord voicing 10 X 10 10 10 X

Gm11

  • Gm13 chord diagram X 10 X 10 11 12

C11

  • C11 chord diagram 8X876X

Fmaj9

  • Fmaj9 chord diagram X8798X

Bbmaj13

  • Bbmaj13 chord diagram 6X778X

Em7b5

  • Em7b5 chord diagram X7878X

A13

  • A13 chord diagram 5X567X




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