ii7–V7–Imaj7 · Bossa nova cadence · C major · ii7–V7–Imaj7
Bossa ii–V–I is a chord pattern you can play in any key. The degrees are ii7–V7–Imaj7.
The jazz cadence in a slow two-feel. Two bars of ii, two of V, then four of I is a common bossa layout; here each chord gets one bar.
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.
ii7 – V7 – Imaj7
Dm7 · G7 · Cmaj7
| 1 | Dm7 | G7 | Cmaj7 | · |
|---|
Float the line over ii and V; land a long note on the major seventh. Keep the pulse even and light.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major · Written in this key | Dm7 · G7 · Cmaj7 |
| Db major | Ebm7 · Ab7 · Dbmaj7 |
| D major | Em7 · A7 · Dmaj7 |
| Eb major | Fm7 · Bb7 · Ebmaj7 |
| E major | F#m7 · B7 · Emaj7 |
| F major | Gm7 · C7 · Fmaj7 |
| F# major | G#m7 · C#7 · F#maj7 |
| G major | Am7 · D7 · Gmaj7 |
| Ab major | Bbm7 · Eb7 · Abmaj7 |
| A major | Bm7 · E7 · Amaj7 |
| Bb major | Cm7 · F7 · Bbmaj7 |
| B major | C#m7 · F#7 · Bmaj7 |
These songs use this pattern. This is not their chord chart: real recordings differ in key, rhythm and the chords they add.