Major and Minor Chord Progressions for Music Composition

As you compose music, you quickly realize that some chords just sound right together, and some don't. The following is a list of the tried-and-true major chord sequences that always sound good when played together:

• I chords can appear anywhere in a progression

  
  



• ii chords lead to I, V, or vii° chords

  
  



• iii chords lead to I, ii, IV, or vi chords

  
  



• IV chords lead to I, ii, iii, V, or vii° chords

  
  



• V chords lead to I or vi chords

  
  



• vi chords lead to I, ii, iii, IV, or V chords

  
  



• vii° chords lead to I or iii chords

  
  

The minor chords that form good-sounding progressions echo those of the major chords, as shown in the following list:

• i chords can appear anywhere in a progression

  
  



• ii° or ii chords lead to i, iii, V, v, vii°, or VII chords

  
  



• III or III+ chords lead to i, iv, IV, VI, #vi°, vii°, or VI chords

  
  



• iv or IV chords lead to i, V, v, vii°, or VII chords

  
  



• V or v chords lead to i, VI or #vi° chords

  
  



• VI or #vi° chords lead to i, III, III+, iv, IV, V, v, vii°, or VII chords

  
  



• vii° or VII chords lead to i chord

  
  

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