Chord sequence

Bbm7b5, Eb7alt, Abm6

B♭m7♭5 E♭7alt A♭m6

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

Bbm7b5
Eb7alt
Abm6

Analysis

Heard in Ab minor

Each chord's roman numeral and role in Ab minor
Chord	Numeral	Role
B♭m7♭5	iiø7	Subdominant
E♭7alt	V7alt	Dominant
A♭m6	i6	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor ii-V-I Progression in Ab

The minor-key cadence, resolving to a minor 6th tonic: its major 6th comes from melodic minor, the usual scale on a minor i chord, and unlike a minor 7th it doesn't sound like another ii chord.

Scales to play