Chord sequence

Em7b5, A7b9, Dmaj7

Em7♭5 A7♭9 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.

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Em7b5
A7b9
Dmaj7

Analysis

Heard in D major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in D major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Em7♭5	iiø7	Borrowed from D minor
A7♭9	V7♭9	Dominant
Dmaj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor ii-V to Major Progression in D

A minor ii-V resolving to a major I: the half-diminished ii and the dominant's b9 darken the approach, then the major tonic brightens it.

Scales to play