Chord sequence
F♯m7♭5 B7alt Gm7 C7 Dmaj7
In every key
Four-note rootless voicings in their two forms, with the 3rd or the 7th on the bottom, played over the root.
Heard in D major
Chords 1 to 2
F#m7b5 B7alt
Chords 3 to 5
Gm7 C7 Dmaj7
Over F#m7b5 · iiiø7
Mode 7 of Major
Over B7alt · V7alt/ii
Mode 7 of Melodic Minor
Over Gm7 · iv7
Mode 2 of Major
Over C7 · ♭VII7
Mode 4 of Melodic Minor
Over Dmaj7 · Imaj7
The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.