Chord sequence

Dm7b5, G7alt

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.

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Dm7b5
G7alt

Analysis

Heard in C major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in C major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Dm7♭5	iiø7	Borrowed from C minor
G7alt	V7alt	Dominant

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor ii-V Progression in C

The ii-V of a minor key: a half-diminished ii chord moving to an altered dominant, whose b9 and b13 are the 3rd and 6th of the minor key.

Scales to play