Chord sequence

Am7, D7, Gm7, C7, Fm7, Bb7, Cmaj7

Am7 D7 Gm7 C7 Fm7 B♭7 Cmaj7

Tempo 120 BPM

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Four-note rootless voicings in their two forms, with the 3rd or the 7th on the bottom, played over the root.

Customize each chord

Am7
D7
Gm7
C7
Fm7
Bb7
Cmaj7

Analysis

Heard in C major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in C major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Am7	vi7	Diatonic
D7	V7/v	Secondary dominant of v
Gm7	ii7/iv	ii of the ii-V to iv
C7	V7/iv	Secondary dominant of iv
Fm7	iv7	Borrowed from C minor
B♭7	♭VII7	Borrowed from C minor
Cmaj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Whole-Step ii-V Chain in C

Three ii-Vs, each a whole step below the last and the last one the backdoor ii-V: a chain of keys that doesn't arrive until the end.

Scales to play