Chord sequence

Gmaj7, Gm6, Dmaj7

Gmaj7 Gm6 Dmaj7

Tempo 120 BPM

Rootless Shells Guide tones Rooted shells Rooted Drop 2

Four-note rootless voicings in their two forms, with the 3rd or the 7th on the bottom, played over the root.

Customize each chord

Gmaj7
Gm6
Dmaj7

Analysis

Heard in D major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in D major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Gmaj7	IVmaj7	Subdominant
Gm6	iv6	Borrowed from D minor
Dmaj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor Plagal Cadence in D

IV to minor iv to I: a plagal (IV-I) cadence whose IV chord turns minor on the way home, borrowing its b6 from the parallel minor.

Scales to play

Over Gmaj7 · IVmaj7

G Lydian

Mode 4 of Major
Over Gm6 · iv6

G Melodic Minor

The melodic minor scale is similar to the major scale with only one difference - it use...
Over Dmaj7 · Imaj7

D Ionian

The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.