i7–ii7 · So What changes · C minor · i7–ii7–i7
Dorian Two-Chord is a chord pattern you can play in any key. The degrees are i7–ii7–i7.
Two minor sevenths a step apart. A modal vamp: the harmony barely moves, so rhythm and melody have to.
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.
i7 – ii7 – i7
Cm7 · Dm7 · Cm7
| 1 | Cm7 | · | Dm7 | Cm7 |
|---|
Stay on i7, step up to ii7 for one bar, and drop back. Short motifs, repeated with small changes.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C minor · Written in this key | Cm7 · Dm7 · Cm7 |
| Db minor | C#m7 · D#m7 · C#m7 |
| D minor | Dm7 · Em7 · Dm7 |
| Eb minor | D#m7 · Fm7 · D#m7 |
| E minor | Em7 · F#m7 · Em7 |
| F minor | Fm7 · Gm7 · Fm7 |
| F# minor | F#m7 · G#m7 · F#m7 |
| G minor | Gm7 · Am7 · Gm7 |
| Ab minor | G#m7 · A#m7 · G#m7 |
| A minor | Am7 · Bm7 · Am7 |
| Bb minor | Bbm7 · Cm7 · Bbm7 |
| B minor | Bm7 · C#m7 · Bm7 |
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.