Chord sequence

Am7, D7, Emaj7

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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Am7
D7
Emaj7

Analysis

Heard in E major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in E major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Am7	iv7	Borrowed from E minor
D7	♭VII7	Borrowed from E minor
Emaj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Backdoor ii-V-I Progression in E

A ii-V that comes in by the back door: iv7 and bVII7, borrowed from the parallel minor, resolving up a whole step to the major I instead of down a fifth.

Scales to play