Em7, Ab7, Bbmaj7, E7, F#maj7, C7, Dmaj7 in D

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.

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Analysis

Heard in D major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in D major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Em7	ii7	Subdominant
A♭7	V7/vii	Secondary dominant, unresolved
B♭maj7	♭VImaj7	Borrowed from D minor
E7	V7/V	Secondary dominant, unresolved
F♯maj7	?	Outside the key (IIImaj7)
C7	♭VII7	Borrowed from D minor
Dmaj7	Imaj7	Tonic