Chord progressions in Bb major

Which chords belong together in Bb major, and what is built from them: the seven diatonic chords and 13 common progressions, each written out.

The chords of Bb major

Almost every song in this key is built from these seven. The roman numeral says which degree of the scale the chord stands on — upper case for major, lower case for minor.

Degree	Chord	Type
I	Bb	major
ii	Cm	minor
iii	Dm	minor
IV	Eb	major
V	F	major
vi	Gm	minor
vii°	Adim	diminished

13 progressions in Bb major

I–V–vi–IVBb – F – Gm – EbThe four chords vi–IV–I–VGm – Eb – Bb – FThe same four, starting minor I–vi–IV–VBb – Gm – Eb – FThe fifties progression ii–V–ICm7 – F7 – Bbmaj7The jazz cadence I–IV–VBb – Eb – FThe three primary chords I–I–I–I–IV–IV–I–I–V–IV–I–VBb7 – Eb7 – Bb7 – F7 – Eb7 – Bb7 – F7The twelve-bar blues I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–VBb – F – Gm – Dm – Eb – Bb – Eb – FThe Pachelbel canon I–vi–ii–VBbmaj7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – F7The turnaround I–♭VII–IVBb – Ab – EbThe Mixolydian turn I–iii–IV–VBb – Dm – Eb – FThe rising progression I–IV–I–VBb – Eb – Bb – FThe alternating progression vi–V–IV–VGm – F – Eb – FThe lamenting progression I–V–IV–VBb – F – Eb – FThe rock loop

Neighbouring keys

Eb majorF majorG minor

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Every note on this page is computed, not typed in — following the rule that also makes F# major spell its seventh degree E#, not F.