Imaj9–ii7

The Imaj9–ii7 progression moves from the lush major ninth tonic to the smooth minor seventh on the second degree, setting up the classic jazz turnaround. The rich ninth chord establishes a spacious home base before the ii7 introduces gentle forward motion. This pairing is the opening of countless jazz and neo-soul tunes, creating an immediate sense of harmonic sophistication.

Pattern: Imaj9 – ii7 Example in C Major: Cmaj9 – Dm7

Genre: jazz, neo-soul, r-and-b Difficulty: intermediate

Choose a Key

C Major Cmaj9 – Dm7 G Major Gmaj9 – Am7 D Major Dmaj9 – Em7 A Major Amaj9 – Bm7 E Major Emaj9 – F♯m7 B Major Bmaj9 – C♯m7 F♯ Major F♯maj9 – G♯m7 F Major Fmaj9 – Gm7 B♭ Major Bbmaj9 – Cm7 E♭ Major Ebmaj9 – Fm7 A♭ Major Abmaj9 – Bbm7 D♭ Major Dbmaj9 – Ebm7

Song Examples

Misty — Erroll Garner
Don't Know Why — Norah Jones
Best Part — Daniel Caesar

Related Progressions

Imaj9–IVmaj9 Imaj7–ii–V ii7–V7–Imaj7