Chord sequence

F#m7b5, B7alt, Em6

F♯m7♭5 B7alt Em6

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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F#m7b5
B7alt
Em6

Analysis

Heard in E minor

Each chord's roman numeral and role in E minor
Chord	Numeral	Role
F♯m7♭5	iiø7	Subdominant
B7alt	V7alt	Dominant
Em6	i6	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor ii-V-I Progression in E

The minor-key cadence, resolving to a minor 6th tonic: its major 6th comes from melodic minor, the usual scale on a minor i chord, and unlike a minor 7th it doesn't sound like another ii chord.

Scales to play