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Jazz 2-5-1 Elegance
The ii7 - V7 - Imaj7 - VI7 turnaround. A standard of modern harmony, it steers tension smoothly into an elegant resolution, and the VI7 (A7) leads back to Dm7 for the next pass.
“Jazz 2-5-1 Elegance”, a CifraLab proposal
Dm7, G7, Cmaj7 and A7 is the progression CifraLab proposes for a “Jazz 2-5-1 Elegance” feel.
“Jazz 2-5-1 Elegance” runs at 110 beats per minute, so each beat lasts 545 milliseconds. If each chord takes one bar of four beats, the full cycle lasts 8.7 seconds. Read in C major, its degrees are ii7, V7, Imaj7 and VI7. In Dm7 you hear D, F, A and C. G7 holds G, B, D and F. In Cmaj7 you hear C, E, G and B. A7 holds A, C#, E and G.
Dm7 rings with string 4 open and three fretted positions, leaving strings 6 and 5 unplayed. G7 presses three positions and leaves three strings open. Cmaj7 rings with three strings open and two fretted positions, leaving string 6 unplayed. A7 presses two positions and leaves three strings open, leaving string 6 unplayed.
From Dm7 to G7, D and F stay, and one hand position stays put. G7 and Cmaj7 share G and B, though the hand changes shape. From Cmaj7 to A7, E and G stay, and one hand position stays put.