Jazz Standards Built on ii-V-I Motion

The ii-V-I progression is the fundamental building block of jazz harmony. These tunes are particularly saturated with ii-V-I patterns moving through multiple keys, making them ideal for practicing this core vocabulary.

100 tunes

Pent Up HouseSonny Rollins
G
The Girl From IpanemaAntonio Carlos Jobim
F
I Love YouCole Porter
F
I'm An Old CowhandJohnny Mercer
Eb
FrenesiAlberto Dominguez
Ab
SmileCharles Chaplin
F
Afternoon In ParisJohn Lewis
C
New York, New YorkJohn Kander
F
ShineDabney-Mack-Brown
Eb
La Vie En RoseGuglielmi-Piaf-David
C
Firm RootsCedar Walton
Eb
Moten SwingBennie Moten
Ab
MimiRichard Rogers
G
In A Little Spanish TownWayne-Lewis-Young
G
That's Amore (That's Love)Warren-Brooks
Bb
S'posin'Paul Denniker
Bb
FourMiles Davis
Eb
Island BirdieMcCoy Tyner
Eb
How Little We KnowHoagy Carmichael
F
Del SasserSam Jones
Eb
One Morning In MayHoagy Carmichael
G
What A Wonderful WorldWeiss-Thiele
F
It's A Good DayPeggy Lee
C
Who Can I Turn ToNewley-Bricusse
Eb
Don't Worry 'Bout MeRube Bloom
Ab
Just One More ChanceJohnston-Coslow
G
RepetitionNeal Hefti
Db
Zing Went The Strings Of My HeartJames Hanley
Eb
I Don't Want To Miss MississippiSerger Ellis
G
PretendDouglas-Parman-Lavere
C
I've Got You Under My SkinCole Porter
Eb
Lady is a Tramp, TheRichard Rodgers
C
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The PositiveHarold Arlen
F
CherokeeRay Noble
Bb
Let's Cool OneThelonious Monk
Eb
Mack The KnifeWeill-Brecht
Bb
Take The A TrainBilly Strayhorn
C
Little Willie LeapsCharlie Parker
F
Cheek To CheekIrving Berlin
C
L.O.V.E.Gabler-Kaempfert
G
Bark For BarksdaleGerry Mulligan
F
Get Me To The Church On TimeAlan Lerner
G
On Green Dolphin StreetBronislau Kaper
Eb
Little Girl BlueRichard Rodgers
F
Exactly Like YouJimmy McHugh
C
Happy TalkRodgers-Hammerstein II
F
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?Michel Legrand
Am
AlwaysIrving Berlin
F
Call MeTony Hatch
G
Bye Bye BlackbirdRay Henderson
F
How High The MoonMorgan Lewis
G
Mona LisaLivingston-Evans
Eb
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come HomeHughie Cannon
G
Valse HotSonny Rollins
Ab
I'll Take RomanceBen Oakland
F
My Little Suede ShoesCharlie Parker
Eb
My Baby Just Cares For MeWalter Donaldson
A
With A Song In My HeartRichard Rodgers
Eb
OrnithologyCharlie Parker
G
How Are Things In Glocca MorraBurton Lane
F
You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves YouMorgan-Stock-Cavanaugh
Eb
Fuchsia Swing SongSam Rivers
Eb
Day In, Day OutRube Bloom
C
My Secret LoveRoger Vogel
Eb
Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil)Ary Barroso
D
Blue BossaJoe Henderson
Cm
GodchildGeorge Wallington
Ab
Look For The Silver LiningJerome Kern
Eb
Blues For BrendaFreddie Hubbard
Bbm
Breeze And I, TheErnesto Lecuona
Eb
Man That Got Away, TheHarold Arlen
F
Early AutumnBurns-Herman
C
What A Little Moonlight Can DoHarry Woods
G
LizaGeorge Gershwin
Eb
A Wonderful Day Like TodayBricusse-Newley
Eb
You Keep Coming Back Like A SongIrving Berlin
Eb
Booker's WaltzBooker Little
Ab
Autumn LeavesJoseph Kosma
Gm
There Is No Greater LoveIsham Jones
Bb
Robbin's NestThompson-Jacquet
C
Catch MeJoe Pass
Dm
Groovin' HighDizzy Gillespie
Eb
A Weaver Of DreamsVictor Young
C
St. ThomasSonny Rollins
C
It's ImpossibleArmando Manzanero
G
Three Little WordsHarry Ruby
C
There Will Never Be Another YouHarry Warren
Eb
Bohemia After DarkOscar Pettiford
Gm
My Shining HourHarold Arlen
C
317 East 32nd StreetLennie Tristano
G
DreamJohnny Mercer
Bb
Out Of NowhereJohnny Green
G
It Might As Well Be SpringRichard Rodgers
G
CheersHoward McGhee
Bb
PerdidoJuan Tizol
Bb
Tour De ForceDizzy Gillespie
Ab
Beyond The Blue HorizonWhiting-Harding
Bb
Bernie's TuneBernie Miller
Dm
My BuddyWalter Donaldson
G
SkylinerCharlie Barnet
C