Chord sequence

A#m7b5, D#7alt

A♯m7♭5 D♯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.

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A#m7b5
D#7alt

Analysis

Heard in G# major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in G# major
Chord	Numeral	Role
A♯m7♭5	iiø7	Borrowed from G# minor
D♯7alt	V7alt	Dominant

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor ii-V Progression in G#

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