These days you’ll often hear it in the jazz-influenced chord changes in lo-fi hip-hop. Depending on how you use it, ii-V-I can sound sophisticated and cosmopolitan or cozy and comfortable due to its naturally strong dominant-tonic relationship. ...
You’ll find the two five one progression in almost every jazz song. It’s a cadential staple of the genre. It’s often used to take the music to different tonal centers, or complete a phrase in a turnaround. 1. Major Two Five One: ii – V7 – IA C major 2-5-1 chord progress...