Chord sequence

Bm7b5, E7b9, Amaj7

Bm7♭5 E7♭9 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.

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Bm7b5
E7b9
Amaj7

Analysis

Heard in A major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in A major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Bm7♭5	iiø7	Borrowed from A minor
E7♭9	V7♭9	Dominant
Amaj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor ii-V to Major Progression in A

A minor ii-V resolving to a major I: the half-diminished ii and the dominant's b9 darken the approach, then the major tonic brightens it.

Scales to play