G#m7, C#7, Gm7, C7, F#m7, B7, Emaj7

Analysis

Heard in E major

Progressions in these changes

• All the chords

  Half-Step ii-V Chain in E

  ii-Vs falling by half steps: iii-VI, the ii-V a half step lower, then ii-V-I.

Scales to play

• Over G#m7 · iii7

  G# Aeolian

  Mode 6 of Major

• Over C#7 · V7/ii

  C# Minor Blues

  Mode 6 of Blues

• Over Gm7 · ♭iii7

  G Dorian

  Mode 2 of Major

• Over C7 · ♭VI7

  C Lydian Dominant

  Mode 4 of Melodic Minor

• Over F#m7 · ii7

  F# Dorian

  Mode 2 of Major

• Over B7 · V7

  B Mixolydian

  Mode 5 of Major

• Over Emaj7 · Imaj7

  E Ionian

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