C#m7, F#7, Bm7, E7, Am7, D7, D#dim7, Emaj7

Analysis

Heard in E minor

Progressions in these changes

• Chords 1 to 4

  Major iii-VI-ii-V Progression in A

  C#m7 F#7 Bm7 E7

• Chords 3 to 6

  Major iii-VI-ii-V Progression in G

  Bm7 E7 Am7 D7

Scales to play

• Over C#m7 · ii7/v

  C# Aeolian

  Mode 6 of Major

• Over F#7 · V7/v

  F# Mixolydian b6

  Mode 5 of Melodic Minor

• Over Bm7 · v7

  B Aeolian

  Mode 6 of Major

• Over E7 · V7/iv

  E Mixolydian b6

  Mode 5 of Melodic Minor

• Over Am7 · iv7

  A Dorian

  Mode 2 of Major

• Over D7 · ♭VII7

  D Mixolydian

  Mode 5 of Major

• Over D#dim7 · vii°7

  D# Altered Diminished

  Mode 7 of Harmonic Minor

• Over Emaj7 · Imaj7

  E Ionian

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