Chord sequence

Abm7, C7, Dmaj7, Ab7, Bbmaj7, E7, Gbmaj7

A♭m7 C7 Dmaj7 A♭7 B♭maj7 E7 G♭maj7

120 BPM
Voicing family

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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Analysis

Heard in Gb major

Each chord's roman numeral and role in Gb major
Chord Numeral Role
A♭m7 ii7 Subdominant
C7 V7/vii Secondary dominant, unresolved
Dmaj7 ♭VImaj7 Borrowed from Gb minor
A♭7 V7/V Secondary dominant, unresolved
B♭maj7 ? Outside the key (IIImaj7)
E7 ♭VII7 Borrowed from Gb minor
G♭maj7 Imaj7 Tonic

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