Descending Dominants
Bridge Progressions Key of C
I7 → ♭VII7 → ♭VI7 → V7
Chromatic descending dominant sequence.
Progression
C7
A#7
G#7
G7
Voice Leading Patterns
Pattern 1
C7
A#7
G#7
G7
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
4
3
5
3
✕
✕
5
3
6
5
✕
✕
6
5
6
6
✕
✕
5
4
5
5
✕
Pattern 2
C7
A#7
G#7
G7
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
7
5
8
7
✕
✕
8
7
8
8
✕
✕
8
8
10
9
✕
✕
7
7
9
8
✕
Pattern 3
C7
A#7
G#7
G7
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
✕
10
10
12
11
✕
✕
12
11
13
11
✕
✕
11
10
12
10
✕
Pattern 4
C7
A#7
G#7
G7
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
0
0
2
1
✕
✕
2
1
3
1
✕
✕
3
1
4
3
✕
✕
2
0
3
2
✕
Random:
C7
A#7
G#7
G7
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
✕
8
7
8
8
✕
✕
6
5
6
6
✕
✕
7
7
9
8
✕
Drop 2 Inversions
CDominant
CInv 1
CInv 2
CInv 3
CInv 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
4
3
5
3
✕
✕
7
5
8
7
✕
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
✕
0
0
2
1
✕
A#Dominant
A#Inv 1
A#Inv 2
A#Inv 3
A#Inv 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
2
1
3
1
✕
✕
5
3
6
5
✕
✕
8
7
8
8
✕
✕
10
10
12
11
✕
G#Dominant
G#Inv 1
G#Inv 2
G#Inv 3
G#Inv 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
12
11
13
11
✕
✕
3
1
4
3
✕
✕
6
5
6
6
✕
✕
8
8
10
9
✕
GDominant
GInv 1
GInv 2
GInv 3
GInv 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
11
10
12
10
✕
✕
2
0
3
2
✕
✕
5
4
5
5
✕
✕
7
7
9
8
✕