Chord progression · major keys
The Backdoor progression progression in all 12 keys
Two chords borrowed from the parallel minor that reach the tonic from a whole step below instead of a fifth above. Also called "backdoor ii V".
How it moves, in C major
- Fm7iv7
- Cmaj7Imaj7
- Fm7 to B♭72 voices hold, 2 move, 6 semitones of motion in all.
- B♭7 to Cmaj70 voices hold, 4 move, 6 semitones of motion in all.