Chord sequence

Em7b5, A7alt, Fm7, Bb7, Cmaj7

Em7♭5 A7alt Fm7 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
Em7♭5 iiiø7 ii of the ii-V to A7alt
A7alt V7alt/ii Secondary dominant, unresolved
Fm7 iv7 Borrowed from C minor
B♭7 ♭VII7 Borrowed from C minor
Cmaj7 Imaj7 Tonic

Progressions in these changes

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