Chord sequence

Ebm7, E7, Amaj7, C7, Fmaj7, Ab7, Dbmaj7

E♭m7 E7 Amaj7 C7 Fmaj7 A♭7 D♭maj7

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.

Customize each chord

Ebm7
E7
Amaj7
C7
Fmaj7
Ab7
Dbmaj7

Analysis

Heard in Db major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in Db major
Chord	Numeral	Role
E♭m7	ii7	Subdominant
E7	V7/♭VI	Secondary dominant of bVI
Amaj7	♭VImaj7	Borrowed from Db minor
C7	V7/III	Secondary dominant of III
Fmaj7	?	Outside the key (IIImaj7)
A♭7	V7	Dominant
D♭maj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Coltrane Changes in Db

John Coltrane's substitution for a ii-V-I: the music passes through three keys a major third apart, I, bVI and III, each reached by its own dominant, before arriving home.

Scales to play