Classic Neo-Soul ii-V
Full page: ii⁹-V¹³-I⁹ (Neo-Soul) →ii9 — V13 — Imaj9
Smooth jazz-influenced progression with extensions
Genre
Neo-Soul chord progressions
A genre blending soul, jazz, funk, and hip-hop with sophisticated harmony
What makes it sound like this
Harmonic fingerprints.
- Extended chords (9ths, 11ths, 13ths)
- Chromatic movement
- Jazz-influenced voicings
- Modal interchange
Where it lives
Common keys.
The tonal centres neo-soul keeps coming back to — usually because they sit well on the instruments the style was built on. Each key page carries its full diatonic chord set, and links its relative minor for the darker corners of the genre.
5 progressions
The changes neo-soul runs on.
Written in roman numerals, then spelled out in the key of C. Every chord links to its own page; where the pattern has a full progression page of its own, that link is on the card.
Neo-Soul Turnaround
Imaj7 — VII7 — iii7 — vi7
Chromatic descending with secondary dominant
Minor Neo-Soul
i7 — iv7 — VII7 — III7
Modal interchange with dominant movement
Erykah Badu Vamp
i9 — i9/VII — i9/VI — i9/V
Descending bass line under static chord
D'Angelo Changes
IVmaj7 — V7♭13 — iii7 — vi7 — ii7 — V7alt
Complex chromatic movement
Vocabulary
The chords that define the sound.
Not just which qualities neo-soul reaches for, but those qualities built on the roots the genre actually plays in. Every chord links to its shapes, audio, and voice-leading notes.