Chord sequence

Dbm7, Gb7

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.

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Dbm7
Gb7

Analysis

Heard in Cb major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in Cb major
Chord	Numeral	Role
D♭m7	ii7	Subdominant
G♭7	V7	Dominant

Progressions in these changes

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Major ii-V Progression in Cb

The building block of jazz harmony: a minor 7th chord on the 2nd degree moving up a fourth to the dominant 7th on the 5th.
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i-IV Vamp in Db

A two-chord vamp of a minor 7th on i and a dominant 7th on IV, both from one Dorian scale.

Scales to play