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Sorrowful progression (i7-iv7-bVII-i7) in C-sharp minor

The Sorrowful progression (i7-iv7-bVII-i7) in C-sharp minor uses 4 chords: C# minor 7 (i7), F# minor 7 (iv7), B major (bVII), C# minor 7 (i7).

The chords

C#minor 7i7
F#minor 7iv7
BmajorbVII
C#minor 7i7

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Genre: Jazz ballad

Moving minor-7th chords give a weighty, jazz-ballad sorrow, the bVII acts as a modal dominant before sinking back home.

Other progressions in C-sharp 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)
Tragic (i-bVI-i-v)
Epic (bVI-v-iv-v)
Expansive (i-bVI-bIII-bVII)
Atmospheric (i-bIII-v-IV)
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 minor
D minor
E minor
F-sharp minor
G minor
A minor
B minor

Reading practice

Practice chords in C-sharp minor
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The Sorrowful progression (i7-iv7-bVII-i7) in C-sharp minor uses 4 chords: C# minor 7 (i7), F# minor 7 (iv7), B major (bVII), C# minor 7 (i7). Moving minor-7th chords give a weighty, jazz-ballad sorrow, the bVII acts as a modal dominant before sinking back home.

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