E G B D, A C# E G

Known progressions

• Major ii-V

  ii7 | V7

  In D: Em7 A7

  The building block of jazz harmony: a minor 7th chord on the 2nd degree moving up a fourth to the dominant 7th on the 5th.

• i-IV Vamp

  i7 | IV7

  In E: Em7 A7

  A two-chord vamp of a minor 7th on i and a dominant 7th on IV, both from one Dorian scale.