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TheDirt
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TheDirt
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11/04/2003 7:07 pm
The ii - V - I is the most common jazz cadence. The Roman numerals refer to chords. Say you're in the key of C. The ii, is a minor chord (due to the lowercase numeral) based on the second degree (due to the numeral being 2) of the key you're in. So the ii chord is Dm. Now the V chord is a major chord based on the 5th degree, G. The I is the major chord based on the first degree, C. These are usually extended to 7th chords at least to get Dm7, G7, Cmaj7. In Bb, it would be Cm7, F7, Bbmaj7. You should be able to figure the others out if you know your scales.
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