Chord sequence

Am7, D7, Em7

Tempo 120 BPM

Rootless Shells Guide tones Rooted shells Rooted Drop 2

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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Am7
D7
Em7

Analysis

Heard in G major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in G major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Am7	ii7	Subdominant
D7	V7	Dominant
Em7	vi7	Diatonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Deceptive Cadence in G

A ii-V that lands on vi instead of I: the harmony sidesteps to the relative minor where the ear expects the tonic.

Scales to play