Progression · 3 songs

ii–V–I in real songs

The core cadence of jazz: ii–V–I (Dm7–G7–Cmaj7 in C). The bass falls by fifths into the home chord. Chains of ii–V's moving through different keys are how standards modulate.

3 songs in the library use this, including music by Etta James, Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole. Every song has left- and right-hand piano voicings to step through on an 88-key keyboard, plus a breakdown of the harmony and structure.