C#m7, F#7, Cm7, F7, Bm7, E7, Amaj7

Analysis

Heard in A major

Progressions in these changes

• All the chords

  Half-Step ii-V Chain in A

  ii-Vs falling by half steps: iii-VI, the ii-V a half step lower, then ii-V-I.

Scales to play

• Over C#m7 · iii7

  C# Aeolian

  Mode 6 of Major

• Over F#7 · V7/ii

  F# Minor Blues

  Mode 6 of Blues

• Over Cm7 · ♭iii7

  C Dorian

  Mode 2 of Major

• Over F7 · ♭VI7

  F Lydian Dominant

  Mode 4 of Melodic Minor

• Over Bm7 · ii7

  B Dorian

  Mode 2 of Major

• Over E7 · V7

  E Mixolydian

  Mode 5 of Major

• Over Amaj7 · Imaj7

  A Ionian

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