Chord sequence

Emaj7, Em6, Bmaj7

Emaj7 Em6 Bmaj7

Tempo 120 BPM

Rootless Shells Guide tones Rooted shells Rooted Drop 2

Four-note rootless voicings in their two forms, with the 3rd or the 7th on the bottom, played over the root.

Customize each chord

Emaj7
Em6
Bmaj7

Analysis

Heard in B major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in B major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Emaj7	IVmaj7	Subdominant
Em6	iv6	Borrowed from B minor
Bmaj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor Plagal Cadence in B

IV to minor iv to I: a plagal (IV-I) cadence whose IV chord turns minor on the way home, borrowing its b6 from the parallel minor.

Scales to play

Over Emaj7 · IVmaj7

E Lydian

Mode 4 of Major
Over Em6 · iv6

E Melodic Minor

The melodic minor scale is similar to the major scale with only one difference - it use...
Over Bmaj7 · Imaj7

B Ionian

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