Chord sequence

Ebmaj7, Ebm6, Bbmaj7

E♭maj7 E♭m6 B♭maj7

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

Ebmaj7
Ebm6
Bbmaj7

Analysis

Heard in Bb major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in Bb major
Chord	Numeral	Role
E♭maj7	IVmaj7	Subdominant
E♭m6	iv6	Borrowed from Bb minor
B♭maj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor Plagal Cadence in Bb

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