Chord Progressions

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Table of common progressions during the common practice period

Table of Common Progressions
I, i	May progress to any other triad. May interrupt any progression.
Major keys		Minor keys
ii	ii-V, ii-vii6°	ii6°	ii6°-V
		ii*	ii-V, ii-vii6°
iii	iii-ii6, iii-IV, iii-V, iii-vi	III	III-ii6°, III-iv, III-VI
IV	IV-I, IV-ii, IV-V, IV-vii6°	iv	iv-i, iv-ii6°, iv-V, iv-VII
		IV*	IV-V, IV-vii6°
V	V-I, V-vi	V	V-i, V-VI
		v*	v-VI
vi	vi-ii, vi-IV, vi-V, vi-iii-IV	VI	VI-ii6°, VI-iv, VI-V, VI-III-iv
vii6°	vii6°-I, VII6°-V	vii6°/VII	vii6°-i/VII-III
* ii and IV in minor used with an ascending #6; v in minor used with a descending 7. See the article Chord (music)#Quality and Triads for a brief explanation of the notation used in this table.