Chord sequence
Dm7 G7 D♭m7 G♭7 E♭m7 A♭7 B♭maj7
In every key
Four-note rootless voicings in their two forms, with the 3rd or the 7th on the bottom, played over the root.
Heard in Bb major
Chords 1 to 2
Dm7 G7
Chords 3 to 4
Dbm7 Gb7
Chords 5 to 7
Ebm7 Ab7 Bbmaj7
Over Dm7 · iii7
Mode 6 of Major
Over G7 · V7/ii
Mode 6 of Blues
Over Dbm7 · ♭iii7
Mode 2 of Major
Over Gb7 · ♭VI7
Mode 4 of Melodic Minor
Over Ebm7 · iv7
Over Ab7 · ♭VII7
Over Bbmaj7 · Imaj7
The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.