Chord sequence

C#m7, D7, Gmaj7, A#7, D#maj7, F#7, Bmaj7

C♯m7 D7 Gmaj7 A♯7 D♯maj7 F♯7 Bmaj7

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

C#m7
D7
Gmaj7
A#7
D#maj7
F#7
Bmaj7

Analysis

Heard in B major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in B major
Chord	Numeral	Role
C♯m7	ii7	Subdominant
D7	V7/♭VI	Secondary dominant of bVI
Gmaj7	♭VImaj7	Borrowed from B minor
A♯7	V7/III	Secondary dominant of III
D♯maj7	?	Outside the key (IIImaj7)
F♯7	V7	Dominant
Bmaj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Coltrane Changes in B

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