Chord sequence

Dm7, F#7, Abmaj7, D7, Emaj7, Bb7, Cmaj7

Dm7 F♯7 A♭maj7 D7 Emaj7 B♭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
F♯7 V7/vii Secondary dominant, unresolved
A♭maj7 ♭VImaj7 Borrowed from C minor
D7 V7/V Secondary dominant, unresolved
Emaj7 ? Outside the key (IIImaj7)
B♭7 ♭VII7 Borrowed from C minor
Cmaj7 Imaj7 Tonic

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