

Key of G: Am7 D7 Gmaj7 What About Sharp Keys For The 2 5 1? Instead just focus on memorizing the 2 5 1 in each key and the rest will take care of itself! 🙂 ii V I’s In All 12 Keys I encourage you to practice them in any order you’d like though (half steps, whole steps, random, throw them in tunes, etc.)ĭon’t get hung up on what pattern you should practice them in.

I’ve listed the keys below in order of the circle of fifths. Enjoy your practice! (Please feel free to share this page if you find it useful.) I encourage you to save this page and/or print it out for your reference. You should still make it a goal of memorizing the 2 5 1 chord progression in every key but this guide will jump start the process for you and make it easier. So, I’ve created a handy 2 5 1 progression ‘cheat sheet’ you can use as a reference to help you practice your patterns in all 12 keys.

While your building your jazz theory and transposition skills I wanted to give you a reference guide you can use for practicing the ii V I in any key. Sometimes it can take a while to build your jazz theory skills to the point where you can instantly know what a ii V I is in any key. Not everybody can transpose quickly just yet. It’s all about being musical right? 🙂 Jazz Theory Shortcuts This type of practice will help you take new pieces of jazz vocabulary you learn and quickly make it musical. It’s for that reason that many players (including myself) will practice a lot of musical concepts they learn (new voicings, patterns etc.) in context of a ii V I chord progression. Since you’ll hear the ii V I chord progression in so many great jazz tunes it’s vitally important that you learn how to play it quickly. As you continue to develop your jazz theory skills you’re going to want to make it a goal of being able to instantly play a ii-V-I chord progression in all 12 keys.
