Chord sequence

Am7, Dm7, Am7, F7, E7alt, Am7, Bm7b5, E7alt

Am7 Dm7 Am7 F7 E7alt Am7 Bm7♭5 E7alt

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

Am7
Dm7
Am7
F7
E7alt
Am7
Bm7b5
E7alt

Analysis

Heard in A minor

Each chord's roman numeral and role in A minor
Chord	Numeral	Role
Am7	i7	Tonic
Dm7	iv7	Subdominant
Am7	i7	Tonic
F7	♭VI7	Diatonic
E7alt	V7alt	Dominant
Am7	i7	Tonic
Bm7♭5	iiø7	Subdominant
E7alt	V7alt	Dominant

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor Blues in A

The 12-bar blues in a minor key: minor 7ths on i and iv, and a bVI7 falling by half step to an altered V7 in bars 9 and 10.
Chords 7 to 8

Minor ii-V Progression in A

Bm7b5 E7alt

Scales to play