iiø7–V7–i in A Minor

Pattern: iiø7 – V7 – i Chords: Bø7 – E7 – Am

Chord Breakdown

Numeral	Chord	Type	Function
iiø7	Bø7 (details)	half diminished	Supertonic
V7	E7 (details)	dominant seventh	Dominant
i	Am (details)	minor	Tonic

Harmonic Analysis

This progression moves through Bø7 (Supertonic) → E7 (Dominant) → Am (Tonic).

The iiø7–V7–i progression is the minor-key counterpart to the major ii–V7–I. The half-diminished chord on the second degree creates a dark, tense pre-dominant that moves to the dominant seventh before resolving to the minor tonic. This cadence is essential to minor-key jazz harmony and appears throughout the Great American Songbook whenever a tune modulates to or establishes a minor key.

Song Examples

Autumn Leaves — jazz standard
Beautiful Love — jazz standard
Blue Bossa — Kenny Dorham

Chord Details

Bø7 E7 Am

More Progressions in A Minor

i–♭VII–♭VI–V i–iv–v vi–IV–I–V i–iv–i–V iv–iv–i–V i–iv–i i–iv–V vi–V–IV–III i–♭VII i–♭III–♭VII i–♭VII–IV i–♭VII–♭VI

Related Progressions

ii–V7–I viihd7–I i–iv–V