Chord sequence

Abm7, Db7, Ebmaj7

A♭m7 D♭7 E♭maj7

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

Abm7
Db7
Ebmaj7

Analysis

Heard in Eb major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in Eb major
Chord	Numeral	Role
A♭m7	iv7	Borrowed from Eb minor
D♭7	♭VII7	Borrowed from Eb minor
E♭maj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Backdoor ii-V-I Progression in Eb

A ii-V that comes in by the back door: iv7 and bVII7, borrowed from the parallel minor, resolving up a whole step to the major I instead of down a fifth.

Scales to play