87.1Same chords, different story

Take:

Cmaj7 → Am7 → Dm7 → G7

Version A:

one chord per bar.

Stable.

Balanced.

Version B:

Cmaj7 for two bars,

then Am7 and Dm7 half a bar each,

G7 for one bar.

Now motion accelerates toward dominant.

Same chords.

Different narrative.