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Anxious progression (i-bVI-ii°-v) in D minor

The Anxious progression (i-bVI-ii°-v) in D minor uses 4 chords: D minor (i), Bb major (bVI), E diminished (ii°), A minor (v).

The chords

Dminori
BbmajorbVI
Ediminishedii°
Aminorv

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Genre: Thriller / Drama

The diminished ii° injects instability, sandwiched between bVI and v, it creates a nervous, anxious unease.

Other progressions in D 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)
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)
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 minor
C-sharp minor
E minor
F-sharp minor
G minor
A minor
B minor

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The Anxious progression (i-bVI-ii°-v) in D minor uses 4 chords: D minor (i), Bb major (bVI), E diminished (ii°), A minor (v). The diminished ii° injects instability, sandwiched between bVI and v, it creates a nervous, anxious unease.

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