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Descending 5ths or Ascending 4ths (I → IV → vii° → iii → vi → ii → V → I)

This Chord Progression is also sometimes called "The Circle Progression" because the Root Movement follows The Circle of Fifths. Notice that the last three Chords within the Progression are essentially The Jazz Turnaround.

♮

• Key of C Major:
C [C-E-G] → F [F-A-C] → B° [B-D-F] → Em [E-G-B] → Am [A-C-E] → Dm [D-F-A] → G [G-B-D] → C [C-E-G]

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• Key of G Major:
G [G-B-D] → C [C-E-G] → F♯° [F♯-A-C] → Bm [B-D-F♯] → Em [E-G-B] → Am [A-C-E] → D [D-F♯-A] → G [G-B-D]

• Key of D Major:
D [D-F♯-A] → G [G-B-D] → C♯° [C♯-E-G] → F♯m [F♯-A-C♯] → Bm [B-D-F♯] → Em [E-G-B] → A [A-C♯-E] → D [D-F♯-A]

• Key of A Major:
A [A-C♯-E] → D [D-F♯-A] → G♯° [G♯-B-D] → C♯m [C♯-E-G♯] → F♯m [F♯-A-C♯] → Bm [B-D-F♯] → E [E-G♯-B] → A [A-C♯-E]

• Key of E Major:
E [E-G♯-B] → A [A-C♯-E] → D♯° [D♯-F♯-A] → G♯m [G♯-B-D♯] → C♯m [C♯-E-G♯] → F♯m [F♯-A-C♯] → B [B-D♯-F♯] → E [E-G♯-B]

• Key of B Major:
B [B-D♯-F♯] → E [E-G♯-B] → A♯° [A♯-C♯-E] → D♯m [D♯-F♯-A♯] → G♯m [G♯-B-D♯] → C♯m [C♯-E-G♯] → F♯ [F♯-A♯-C♯] → B [B-D♯-F♯]

• Key of F♯ Major:
F♯ [F♯-A♯-C♯] → B [B-D♯-F♯] → E♯° [E♯-G♯-B] → A♯m [A♯-C♯-E♯] → D♯m [D♯-F♯-A♯] → G♯m [G♯-B-D♯] → C♯ [C♯-E♯-G♯] → F♯ [F♯-A♯-C♯]

• Key of C♯ Major:
C♯ [C♯-E♯-G♯] → F♯ [F♯-A♯-C♯] → B♯° [B♯-D♯-F♯] → E♯m [E♯-G♯-B♯] → A♯m [A♯-C♯-E♯] → D♯m [D♯-F♯-A♯] → G♯ [G♯-B♯-D♯] → C♯ [C♯-E♯-G♯]

♭

• Key of F Major:
F [F-A-C] → B♭ [B♭-D-F] → E° [E-G-B♭] → Am [A-C-E] → Dm [D-F-A] → Gm [G-B♭-D] → C [C-E-G] → F [F-A-C]

• Key of B♭ Major:
B♭ [B♭-D-F] → E♭ [E♭-G-B♭] → A° [A-C-E♭] → Dm [D-F-A] → Gm [G-B♭-D] → Cm [C-E♭-G] → F [F-A-C] → B♭ [B♭-D-F]

• Key of E♭ Major:
E♭ [E♭-G-B♭] → A♭ [A♭-C-E♭] → D° [D-F-A♭] → Gm [G-B♭-D] → Cm [C-E♭-G] → Fm [F-A♭-C] → B♭ [B♭-D-F] → E♭ [E♭-G-B♭]

• Key of A♭ Major:
A♭ [A♭-C-E♭] → D♭ [D♭-F-A♭] → G° [G-B♭-D♭] → Cm [C-E♭-G] → Fm [F-A♭-C] → B♭m [B♭-D♭-F] → E♭ [E♭-G-B♭] → A♭ [A♭-C-E♭]

• Key of D♭ Major:
D♭ [D♭-F-A♭] → G♭ [G♭-B♭-D♭] → C° [C-E♭-G♭] → Fm [F-A♭-C] → B♭m [B♭-D♭-F] → E♭m [E♭-G♭-B♭] → A♭ [A♭-C-E♭] → D♭ [D♭-F-A♭]

• Key of G♭ Major:
G♭ [G♭-B♭-D♭] → C♭ [C♭-E♭-G♭] → F° [F-A♭-C♭] → B♭m [B♭-D♭-F] → E♭m [E♭-G♭-B♭] → A♭m [A♭-C♭-E♭] → D♭ [D♭-F-A♭] → G♭ [G♭-B♭-D♭]

• Key of C♭ Major:
C♭ [C♭-E♭-G♭] → F♭ [F♭-A♭-C♭] → B♭° [B♭-D♭-F♭] → E♭m [E♭-G♭-B♭] → A♭m [A♭-C♭-E♭] → D♭m [D♭-F♭-A♭] → G♭ [G♭-B♭-D♭] → C♭ [C♭-E♭-G♭]