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The ii–V–I (major) in C major

ii–V–I (major) in C major plays Dm7, G7 and Cmaj7 — ii, V and I — across 3 chords. The most common cadence in jazz, moving from a subdominant ii through the dominant V to a resting major-seventh tonic.

The chords, in order

1Dm7ii
2G7V
3Cmaj7I

The shapes

iiDm7
D minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2, fret 1, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 5 to 6.
xx0211VG7
G dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3, fret 2, open, open, open, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo.
320001ICmaj7
C major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3, fret 2, open, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.
x32000

The same progression in a nearby key

Open ii–V–I (major) in C major in the explorer →All seven chords in C major →