Chord sequence

Fmaj7, Fm6, Cmaj7

Fmaj7 Fm6 Cmaj7

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

Fmaj7
Fm6
Cmaj7

Analysis

Heard in C major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in C major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Fmaj7	IVmaj7	Subdominant
Fm6	iv6	Borrowed from C minor
Cmaj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor Plagal Cadence in C

IV to minor iv to I: a plagal (IV-I) cadence whose IV chord turns minor on the way home, borrowing its b6 from the parallel minor.

Scales to play

Over Fmaj7 · IVmaj7

F Lydian

Mode 4 of Major
Over Fm6 · iv6

F Melodic Minor

The melodic minor scale is similar to the major scale with only one difference - it use...
Over Cmaj7 · Imaj7

C Ionian

The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.