Minor ii–V–i (iiø7–V7–i)

The minor-key cousin of the jazz ii-V-I: a half-diminished chord moves to a dominant seventh and resolves to a minor tonic. It's the sound of tension pulling into a moody, minor-key resolution. In the example key of Am the chords are Bm7b5 – E7 – Am. Songs built on it include Blue Bossa; Alone Together; Nardis. Its mood palette leans sad, dark.