Chord sequence

Fm7b5, Bb7alt

Fm7♭5 B♭7alt

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

Fm7b5
Bb7alt

Analysis

Heard in Eb major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in Eb major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Fm7♭5	iiø7	Borrowed from Eb minor
B♭7alt	V7alt	Dominant

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor ii-V Progression in Eb

The ii-V of a minor key: a half-diminished ii chord moving to an altered dominant, whose b9 and b13 are the 3rd and 6th of the minor key.

Scales to play