Chord sequence

Dm7, A7, Abmaj7, F7, Emaj7, Db7, Cmaj7

Dm7 A7 A♭maj7 F7 Emaj7 D♭7 Cmaj7

120 BPM
Voicing family

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

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Analysis

Heard in C major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in C major
Chord Numeral Role
Dm7 ii7 Subdominant
A7 subV7/♭VI Tritone substitute for V7/bVI
A♭maj7 ♭VImaj7 Borrowed from C minor
F7 subV7/III Tritone substitute for V7/III
Emaj7 ? Outside the key (IIImaj7)
D♭7 subV7 Tritone substitute for V7
Cmaj7 Imaj7 Tonic

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