Chord sequence

Em7, F7, Bbmaj7, C#7, F#maj7, A7, Dmaj7

Em7 F7 B♭maj7 C♯7 F♯maj7 A7 Dmaj7

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

Em7
F7
Bbmaj7
C#7
F#maj7
A7
Dmaj7

Analysis

Heard in D major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in D major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Em7	ii7	Subdominant
F7	V7/♭VI	Secondary dominant of bVI
B♭maj7	♭VImaj7	Borrowed from D minor
C♯7	V7/III	Secondary dominant of III
F♯maj7	?	Outside the key (IIImaj7)
A7	V7	Dominant
Dmaj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Coltrane Changes in D

John Coltrane's substitution for a ii-V-I: the music passes through three keys a major third apart, I, bVI and III, each reached by its own dominant, before arriving home.

Scales to play