Chord sequence

Cm7, Fm7, Cm7, Ab7, G7alt, Cm7, Dm7b5, G7alt

Cm7 Fm7 Cm7 A♭7 G7alt Cm7 Dm7♭5 G7alt

Tempo 120 BPM

Rootless Shells Guide tones Rooted shells Rooted Drop 2

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

Customize each chord

Cm7
Fm7
Cm7
Ab7
G7alt
Cm7
Dm7b5
G7alt

Analysis

Heard in C minor

Each chord's roman numeral and role in C minor
Chord	Numeral	Role
Cm7	i7	Tonic
Fm7	iv7	Subdominant
Cm7	i7	Tonic
A♭7	♭VI7	Diatonic
G7alt	V7alt	Dominant
Cm7	i7	Tonic
Dm7♭5	iiø7	Subdominant
G7alt	V7alt	Dominant

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor Blues in C

The 12-bar blues in a minor key: minor 7ths on i and iv, and a bVI7 falling by half step to an altered V7 in bars 9 and 10.
Chords 7 to 8

Minor ii-V Progression

Dm7b5 G7alt

Scales to play