Chord sequence

G#m7, A7, Dmaj7, E#7, A#maj7, C#7, F#maj7

G♯m7 A7 Dmaj7 E♯7 A♯maj7 C♯7 F♯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.

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G#m7
A7
Dmaj7
E#7
A#maj7
C#7
F#maj7

Analysis

Heard in F# major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in F# major
Chord	Numeral	Role
G♯m7	ii7	Subdominant
A7	V7/♭VI	Secondary dominant of bVI
Dmaj7	♭VImaj7	Borrowed from F# minor
E♯7	V7/III	Secondary dominant of III
A♯maj7	?	Outside the key (IIImaj7)
C♯7	V7	Dominant
F♯maj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Coltrane Changes in F#

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