Chord sequence

Fm7, Gb7, Bmaj7, D7, Gmaj7, Bb7, Ebmaj7

Fm7 G♭7 Bmaj7 D7 Gmaj7 B♭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

Fm7
Gb7
Bmaj7
D7
Gmaj7
Bb7
Ebmaj7

Analysis

Heard in Eb major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in Eb major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Fm7	ii7	Subdominant
G♭7	V7/♭VI	Secondary dominant of bVI
Bmaj7	♭VImaj7	Borrowed from Eb minor
D7	V7/III	Secondary dominant of III
Gmaj7	?	Outside the key (IIImaj7)
B♭7	V7	Dominant
E♭maj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Coltrane Changes in Eb

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