Chord sequence
Gmaj7 Em7 Am7 A♭7
In every key
Four-note rootless voicings in their two forms, with the 3rd or the 7th on the bottom, played over the root.
Heard in G major
Over Gmaj7 · Imaj7
The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.
Over Em7 · vi7
Mode 6 of Major
Over Am7 · ii7
Mode 2 of Major
Over Ab7 · subV7
Mode 4 of Melodic Minor