3-6-2-5 · Long turnaround · C major · iii7–vi7–ii7–V7
iii–vi–ii–V Cycle is a chord pattern you can play in any key. The degrees are iii7–vi7–ii7–V7.
A cycle stepping down in fifths. It leaves from one slot further than the turnaround and takes longer to come home.
Patterns are common chord moves. They are not the chart of a recorded hit.
Patterns are named by theory. Play them in any key that fits your voice.
Each song page has a chord chart, fingerings, and the same song in every key.
iii7 – vi7 – ii7 – V7
Em7 · Am7 · Dm7 · G7
| 1 | Em7 | Am7 | Dm7 | G7 |
|---|
It is the turnaround with the first slot swapped for iii, so the same two bars come home from a little further away. Alternate it with the turnaround and listen to what one changed chord does.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major · Written in this key | Em7 · Am7 · Dm7 · G7 |
| Db major | Fm7 · Bbm7 · Ebm7 · Ab7 |
| D major | F#m7 · Bm7 · Em7 · A7 |
| Eb major | Gm7 · Cm7 · Fm7 · Bb7 |
| E major | G#m7 · C#m7 · F#m7 · B7 |
| F major | Am7 · Dm7 · Gm7 · C7 |
| F# major | A#m7 · D#m7 · G#m7 · C#7 |
| G major | Bm7 · Em7 · Am7 · D7 |
| Ab major | Cm7 · Fm7 · Bbm7 · Eb7 |
| A major | C#m7 · F#m7 · Bm7 · E7 |
| Bb major | Dm7 · Gm7 · Cm7 · F7 |
| B major | D#m7 · G#m7 · C#m7 · F#7 |
These songs use this pattern. This is not their chord chart: real recordings differ in key, rhythm and the chords they add.
No Songbook entry uses this pattern as a run of chords.