Chord sequence

Cmaj7, Cm6, Gmaj7

Cmaj7 Cm6 Gmaj7

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.

Customize each chord

Cmaj7
Cm6
Gmaj7

Analysis

Heard in G major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in G major
Chord	Numeral	Role
Cmaj7	IVmaj7	Subdominant
Cm6	iv6	Borrowed from G minor
Gmaj7	Imaj7	Tonic

Progressions in these changes

All the chords

Minor Plagal Cadence in G

IV to minor iv to I: a plagal (IV-I) cadence whose IV chord turns minor on the way home, borrowing its b6 from the parallel minor.

Scales to play

Over Cmaj7 · IVmaj7

C Lydian

Mode 4 of Major
Over Cm6 · iv6

C Melodic Minor

The melodic minor scale is similar to the major scale with only one difference - it use...
Over Gmaj7 · Imaj7

G Ionian

The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.