Chord sequence

Em7b5, A7alt, Dm6

Em7♭5 A7alt Dm6

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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Em7b5
A7alt
Dm6

Analysis

Heard in D minor

Each chord's roman numeral and role in D minor
Chord	Numeral	Role
Em7♭5	iiø7	Subdominant
A7alt	V7alt	Dominant
Dm6	i6	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor ii-V-I Progression in D

The minor-key cadence, resolving to a minor 6th tonic: its major 6th comes from melodic minor, the usual scale on a minor i chord, and unlike a minor 7th it doesn't sound like another ii chord.

Scales to play