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The ii–V–i (minor) in Bb minor

ii–V–i (minor) in Bb minor plays Cm7b5, F7 and Bbm — iiø, V and i — across 3 chords. The minor-key version of jazz's core cadence: a half-diminished ii, a dominant V that borrows the raised seventh, and a minor tonic.

The chords, in order

1Cm7b5iiø
2F7V
3Bbmi

The shapes

iiøCm7b5
C half-diminished, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3, fret 1, fret 3, fret 1, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 3 to 5.
x31312VF7
F dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1, fret 3, fret 1, fret 2, fret 1, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 1 to 6.
131211iBbm
Bb minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1, fret 3, fret 3, fret 2, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 2 to 6.
x13321

The same progression in a nearby key

Open ii–V–i (minor) in Bb minor in the explorer →All seven chords in Bb minor →