Chord sequence

Am7, Bbm7, Am7

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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Am7
Bbm7
Am7

Analysis

Heard in A minor

Each chord's roman numeral and role in A minor
Chord	Numeral	Role
Am7	i7	Tonic
B♭m7	?	Outside the key (bii7)
Am7	i7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Modal AABA in A

A 32-bar AABA form with one minor 7th chord to each section: eight bars of Dorian on i, and a bridge a half step higher.

Scales to play