Chord sequence

Dbm7, Gbm7, Dbm7, A7, Ab7alt, Dbm7, Ebm7b5, Ab7alt

D♭m7 G♭m7 D♭m7 A7 A♭7alt D♭m7 E♭m7♭5 A♭7alt

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

Dbm7
Gbm7
Dbm7
A7
Ab7alt
Dbm7
Ebm7b5
Ab7alt

Analysis

Heard in Db minor

Each chord's roman numeral and role in Db minor
Chord	Numeral	Role
D♭m7	i7	Tonic
G♭m7	iv7	Subdominant
D♭m7	i7	Tonic
A7	♭VI7	Diatonic
A♭7alt	V7alt	Dominant
D♭m7	i7	Tonic
E♭m7♭5	iiø7	Subdominant
A♭7alt	V7alt	Dominant

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor Blues in Db

The 12-bar blues in a minor key: minor 7ths on i and iv, and a bVI7 falling by half step to an altered V7 in bars 9 and 10.
Chords 7 to 8

Minor ii-V Progression in Db

Ebm7b5 Ab7alt

Scales to play