iiø7–V7–i in G♯ Minor

Pattern: iiø7 – V7 – i   Chords: A♯ø7 – D♯7 – G♯m

Chord Breakdown

NumeralChordTypeFunction
iiø7 A♯ø7 (details) half diminished Supertonic
V7 D♯7 (details) dominant seventh Dominant
i G♯m (details) minor Tonic

Harmonic Analysis

This progression moves through A♯ø7 (Supertonic) → D♯7 (Dominant) → G♯m (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.

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