Chord sequence

F#m7, G7, Cmaj7, D#7, G#maj7, B7, Emaj7

F♯m7 G7 Cmaj7 D♯7 G♯maj7 B7 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.

Customize each chord

F#m7
G7
Cmaj7
D#7
G#maj7
B7
Emaj7

Analysis

Heard in E major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in E major
Chord	Numeral	Role
F♯m7	ii7	Subdominant
G7	V7/♭VI	Secondary dominant of bVI
Cmaj7	♭VImaj7	Borrowed from E minor
D♯7	V7/III	Secondary dominant of III
G♯maj7	?	Outside the key (IIImaj7)
B7	V7	Dominant
Emaj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Coltrane Changes in E

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