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Tragic progression (i-bVI-i-v) in C minor

The Tragic progression (i-bVI-i-v) in C minor uses 4 chords: C minor (i), Ab major (bVI), C minor (i), G minor (v).

The chords

Cminori
AbmajorbVI
Cminori
Gminorv

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Returning to i after bVI gives a brief false hope, before v tilts everything back into shadow, a small tragic loop.

Other progressions in C minor

Sad (i-iv-v-iv)
Somber (iv-i-v-v)
Melancholic (i-v-bVI-iv)
Tense (i-v-bVI-v)
Dramatic (i-iv-bVI-v)
Anxious (i-bVI-ii°-v)
Emotional (i-bVI-iv-v)
Epic (bVI-v-iv-v)
Expansive (i-bVI-bIII-bVII)
Atmospheric (i-bIII-v-IV)
Sorrowful (i7-iv7-bVII-i7)
Poignant (i7-v-bVI-i7)
Brooding (i-v-IVsus4-IV)
Ominous (i-iv-bIII-V/II)
Enigmatic (i-v-bIIIadd6-ii°)
Hypnotic (i-bVII-bVIΔ-Vaug7)
Complex (i7-v add9-ii°-bVIsus4)

Same progression in other keys

C-sharp minor
D minor
E minor
F-sharp minor
G minor
A minor
B minor

Reading practice

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The Tragic progression (i-bVI-i-v) in C minor uses 4 chords: C minor (i), Ab major (bVI), C minor (i), G minor (v). Returning to i after bVI gives a brief false hope, before v tilts everything back into shadow, a small tragic loop.

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