What is the ii–V–I–IV progression?
Extended ii-V-I resolving onward to the subdominant.
Songs that use this
- Fly Me to the Moon · Frank Sinatra
- Misty · Erroll Garner
- Someday My Prince Will Come · Frank Churchill
Why it works
These chords outline strong tonic, dominant, and relative minor colors in E major: easy to sing and easy to remember on ukulele.
Try in other keys
Same Roman numerals; chords transpose with the key.
C major → Dm-G-C-FD major → Em-A-D-GE major → F#m-B-E-AF major → Gm-C-F-BbG major → Am-D-G-CA major → Bm-E-A-DB major → C#m-F#-B-E