Chord sequence

Amaj7, Am6, Emaj7

Amaj7 Am6 Emaj7

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

Amaj7
Am6
Emaj7

Analysis

Heard in E major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in E major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Amaj7	IVmaj7	Subdominant
Am6	iv6	Borrowed from E minor
Emaj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor Plagal Cadence in E

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 Amaj7 · IVmaj7

A Lydian

Mode 4 of Major
Over Am6 · iv6

A Melodic Minor

The melodic minor scale is similar to the major scale with only one difference - it use...
Over Emaj7 · Imaj7

E Ionian

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