20260120000441 Ragtime progression

Ragtime progression

The ragtime progression is a chord progression common in ragtime music. It’s a chain of secondary dominants in a circle of fifths.

$$V^7/V/V/V|V^7/V/V|V^7/V|V^7|I$$

or basically:

$$II{I}^7|V{I}^7|I{I}^7|V7|I$$

It’s a kind of sequential progression.