Chord sequence

Ab7, Db7, Ab7, Db7, Ab7, Adim7, Bbm7, Eb7, Ab7, Eb7

A♭7 D♭7 A♭7 D♭7 A♭7 Adim7 B♭m7 E♭7 A♭7 E♭7

120 BPM
Voicing family

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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Analysis

Heard in Ab major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in Ab major
Chord Numeral Role
A♭7 V7/IV Secondary dominant of IV
D♭7 IV7 Blues dominant
A♭7 V7/IV Secondary dominant of IV
D♭7 IV7 Blues dominant
A♭7 I7 Blues dominant
Adim7 ♯i°7 Passing diminished, rising to ii
B♭m7 ii7 Subdominant
E♭7 V7 Dominant
A♭7 I7 Blues dominant
E♭7 V7 Dominant

Progressions in these changes

Scales to play