A Progression Map for D Major

D#dim7
F#m7b5

B Em G#m7b5
Bm7b5
7,9,b9
F
m7,m9
E
G#m7b5
E#dim7
A 7,9,b9
7,9,11,13,sus
C# F#m A#dim7
7,9,b9 C#m7b5
m7
F#m7b5
Bm F#
7,9,b9
Am
7 m7,m9
D
7,9,b9 G D/F# D#dim7
F#m7b5
6,M7,m,m6
G#m7b5
Em B
7,9,b9
Dm6
m7,m9 Ddim/F
E
7,9,b9 A Gm7
Bb7
A/E 7,9,11,13,sus Eb7

Bb
D/A C9

D
G#m7b5
C
9

G/D Chords in italics have been respelled:

Bb7 = Bb(aug6)
2,6,M7,M9,sus A/D
Suggestions for Use
1 - Begin with the blue boxes. Start at I. Jump to another blue area. Follow the arrows back toward I. (Example: D-G-A-D)
2 - Start with any blue box. Create a 3 or 4-chord progression by following the arrows. (Examples: Em-A-D or Bm-G-Em-A)
3 - You may jump to a green location at any time. When you do, there is a tendency to follow the arrows back toward the blue locations.
4 - If two locations have the same name, you may switch from one to the other. This gives more options for choosing the next chord.
5 - The arrows indicate strong, natural-sounding progressions. For interest, sometimes go opposite the direction of the arrows.

The expression X/Y indicates chord X with scale note Y in the bass.

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