iiø7–V7–i in C Minor

Pattern: iiø7 – V7 – i Chords: Dø7 – G7 – Cm

Chord Breakdown

Numeral	Chord	Type	Function
iiø7	Dø7 (details)	half diminished	Supertonic
V7	G7 (details)	dominant seventh	Dominant
i	Cm (details)	minor	Tonic

Harmonic Analysis

This progression moves through Dø7 (Supertonic) → G7 (Dominant) → Cm (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

Dø7 G7 Cm

More Progressions in C 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