Chord Distribution Analysis

Chord SymbolCountFrequency
F13511.6%
Eb1337.0%
Bb737.0%
Dm737.0%
Gm737.0%
C737.0%
Fmaj724.7%
Em7b524.7%

Key Patterns Detected

PatternFunctionFrequency
Gm7 -> C7Setup (Major Key)3
Fmaj7 -> Bb7Setup (Major Key)2
Em7b5 -> A7Setup (Minor Key)2
A7 -> Dm7Resolution (Minor)2
Fm7 -> Bb7Setup (Major Key)1
Bb7 -> Ebmaj7Resolution (Major)1
Abm7 -> Db7Setup (Major Key)1
Db7 -> Gbmaj7Resolution (Major)1
C7 -> Fmaj7Resolution (Major)1

Harmonic Highlights:

  • The prominent F13 - Eb13 alternation establishes a strong “tonic-bVII7” relationship, creating a distinctive bluesy yet modern harmonic tension against the F major key center.
  • Features a classic ii-V-i progression (Em7b5 - A7 - Dm7) briefly tonicizing D minor, the relative minor, before moving to new harmonic territories.
  • Incorporates a tritone substitution (Ab7 for D7) and secondary dominants (G7 leading to C7) within a series of V7 chords cycling back to the tonic.
  • The concluding Eb6-E6-F6 chromatic ascent provides a powerful, tension-releasing movement leading definitively to the F major tonic.

Improvisation Focus: Navigating dominant 7th arpeggios and their appropriate Mixolydian/altered scales across frequent, often non-diatonic, dominant chord changes.

Difficulty Rating: 4 (Advanced Intermediate) Its rapid harmonic rhythm, frequent dominant substitutions, and modulations demand strong chord-scale knowledge and technical fluidity.