Chord sequence

Am7b5, D7b9, Gmaj7

Am7♭5 D7♭9 Gmaj7

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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Am7b5
D7b9
Gmaj7

Analysis

Heard in G major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in G major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Am7♭5	iiø7	Borrowed from G minor
D7♭9	V7♭9	Dominant
Gmaj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor ii-V to Major Progression in G

A minor ii-V resolving to a major I: the half-diminished ii and the dominant's b9 darken the approach, then the major tonic brightens it.

Scales to play