Chord sequence

Bm7, C7, Fmaj7, G#7, C#maj7, E7, Amaj7

Bm7 C7 Fmaj7 G♯7 C♯maj7 E7 Amaj7

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.

Customize each chord

Bm7
C7
Fmaj7
G#7
C#maj7
E7
Amaj7

Analysis

Heard in A major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in A major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Bm7	ii7	Subdominant
C7	V7/♭VI	Secondary dominant of bVI
Fmaj7	♭VImaj7	Borrowed from A minor
G♯7	V7/III	Secondary dominant of III
C♯maj7	?	Outside the key (IIImaj7)
E7	V7	Dominant
Amaj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Coltrane Changes in A

John Coltrane's substitution for a ii-V-I: the music passes through three keys a major third apart, I, bVI and III, each reached by its own dominant, before arriving home.

Scales to play